diff --git a/neutron/conf/common.py b/neutron/conf/common.py
index 41f81d448cd..f7b2fd0a388 100644
--- a/neutron/conf/common.py
+++ b/neutron/conf/common.py
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ core_opts = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('vlan_transparent', default=False,
                 help=_('If True, then allow plugins that support it to '
                        'create VLAN transparent networks.')),
-    cfg.StrOpt('web_framework', default='legacy',
+    cfg.StrOpt('web_framework', default='pecan',
                choices=('legacy', 'pecan'),
                help=_("This will choose the web framework in which to run "
-                      "the Neutron API server. 'pecan' is a new experimental "
-                      "rewrite of the API server.")),
+                      "the Neutron API server. 'pecan' is a new "
+                      "rewrite of the API routing components.")),
     cfg.IntOpt('global_physnet_mtu', default=constants.DEFAULT_NETWORK_MTU,
                deprecated_name='segment_mtu', deprecated_group='ml2',
                help=_('MTU of the underlying physical network. Neutron uses '