diff --git a/manifests/backend/eqlx.pp b/manifests/backend/eqlx.pp
index 32ab5b42..b2d47eaa 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/eqlx.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/eqlx.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # [*san_thin_provision*]
 #   (optional) Whether or not to use thin provisioning for volumes.
-#   Defaults to false
+#   Defaults to true
 #
 # [*volume_backend_name*]
 #   (optional) The backend name.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ define cinder::backend::eqlx (
   $san_ip,
   $san_login,
   $san_password,
-  $san_thin_provision   = false,
+  $san_thin_provision   = true,
   $volume_backend_name  = $name,
   $eqlx_group_name      = 'group-0',
   $eqlx_pool            = 'default',
diff --git a/manifests/volume/eqlx.pp b/manifests/volume/eqlx.pp
index 7906eefd..6c89ec6b 100644
--- a/manifests/volume/eqlx.pp
+++ b/manifests/volume/eqlx.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # [*san_thin_provision*]
 #   (optional) Whether or not to use thin provisioning for volumes.
-#   Defaults to false
+#   Defaults to true
 #
 # [*eqlx_group_name*]
 #   (optional) The CLI prompt message without '>'.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class cinder::volume::eqlx (
   $san_ip,
   $san_login,
   $san_password,
-  $san_thin_provision          = false,
+  $san_thin_provision          = true,
   $eqlx_group_name             = 'group-0',
   $eqlx_pool                   = 'default',
   $eqlx_use_chap               = false,