diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_rosamachinepools.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_rosamachinepools.yaml
index fc25c3bb19..e86bba2bea 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_rosamachinepools.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_rosamachinepools.yaml
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ spec:
                   underlying EC2 instances associated with this machine pool.
                 type: object
               autoRepair:
-                default: false
+                default: true
                 description: |-
                   AutoRepair specifies whether health checks should be enabled for machines
-                  in the NodePool. The default is false.
+                  in the NodePool. The default is true.
                 type: boolean
               autoscaling:
                 description: |-
diff --git a/exp/api/v1beta2/rosamachinepool_types.go b/exp/api/v1beta2/rosamachinepool_types.go
index 8db3d5a380..bdfd551cf4 100644
--- a/exp/api/v1beta2/rosamachinepool_types.go
+++ b/exp/api/v1beta2/rosamachinepool_types.go
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ type RosaMachinePoolSpec struct {
 	AdditionalTags infrav1.Tags `json:"additionalTags,omitempty"`
 
 	// AutoRepair specifies whether health checks should be enabled for machines
-	// in the NodePool. The default is false.
-	// +kubebuilder:default=false
+	// in the NodePool. The default is true.
+	// +kubebuilder:default=true
 	// +optional
 	AutoRepair bool `json:"autoRepair,omitempty"`