diff --git a/HTTP-API.rst b/HTTP-API.rst
index 0e88e625a..794ad1ad6 100644
--- a/HTTP-API.rst
+++ b/HTTP-API.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ the ramdisk. Request body: JSON dictionary with at least these keys:
   PXE booted from either in standard format ``11:22:33:44:55:66`` or
   in *PXELinux* ``BOOTIF`` format ``01-11-22-33-44-55-66``.
 
+* ``error`` optional error happened during ramdisk run, interpreted by
+  ``ramdisk_error`` plugin
+
 * ``block_devices`` optional block devices information for
   ``root_device_hint`` plugin, dictionary with keys:
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 40c75c513..61c4fde14 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ introspection data. Note that order does matter in this option.
 These are plugins that are enabled by default and should not be disabled,
 unless you understand what you're doing:
 
+``ramdisk_error``
+    reports error, if ``error`` field is set by the ramdisk.
 ``scheduler``
     validates and updates basic hardware scheduling properties: CPU number and
     architecture, memory and disk size.
@@ -301,8 +303,6 @@ unless you understand what you're doing:
 
 Here are some plugins that can be additionally enabled:
 
-``ramdisk_error``
-    reports error, if ``error`` field is set by the ramdisk.
 ``example``
     example plugin logging it's input and output.
 ``root_device_hint``
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ See `1.1.0 release tracking page`_ for details.
 
 * Plugin ``root_device_hint`` for in-band root device discovery.
 
+* Plugin ``ramdisk_error`` is now enabled by default.
+
 * Serious authentication issues were fixed, ``keystonemiddleware`` is a new
   requirement.
 
diff --git a/ironic_discoverd/conf.py b/ironic_discoverd/conf.py
index ed742b492..dd1bc0d63 100644
--- a/ironic_discoverd/conf.py
+++ b/ironic_discoverd/conf.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ SERVICE_OPTS = [
                help='SQLite3 database to store nodes under introspection, '
                     'required. Do not use :memory: here, it won\'t work.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('processing_hooks',
-               default='scheduler,validate_interfaces',
+               default='ramdisk_error,scheduler,validate_interfaces',
                help='Comma-separated list of enabled hooks for processing '
                     'pipeline. Hook \'scheduler\' updates the node with the '
                     'minimum properties required by the Nova scheduler. '
diff --git a/ironic_discoverd/test/test_process.py b/ironic_discoverd/test/test_process.py
index c19381a40..55e3e0a1f 100644
--- a/ironic_discoverd/test/test_process.py
+++ b/ironic_discoverd/test/test_process.py
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ CONF = cfg.CONF
 class BaseTest(test_base.NodeTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super(BaseTest, self).setUp()
-        CONF.set_override('processing_hooks',
-                          'ramdisk_error,scheduler,validate_interfaces',
-                          'discoverd')
         self.started_at = time.time()
         self.all_macs = self.macs + ['DE:AD:BE:EF:DE:AD']
         self.pxe_mac = self.macs[1]