diff --git a/pkg/templates/csi.go b/pkg/templates/csi.go
index 1d30b67c..7847c8e3 100644
--- a/pkg/templates/csi.go
+++ b/pkg/templates/csi.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var CSIOperatorConfigSpec = csiopv1.OperatorConfigSpec{
 		},
 		AttachRequired:  ptr.To(true),
 		DeployCsiAddons: ptr.To(true),
-		EnableFencing:   ptr.To(false),
+		EnableFencing:   ptr.To(true),
 		FsGroupPolicy:   storagev1.FileFSGroupPolicy,
 		ControllerPlugin: &csiopv1.ControllerPluginSpec{
 			Privileged: ptr.To(true),