diff --git a/puppet/services/octavia-worker.yaml b/puppet/services/octavia-worker.yaml
index 06014b4569..37471dd26f 100644
--- a/puppet/services/octavia-worker.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/octavia-worker.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ parameters:
                  amphora.
     type: number
   OctaviaFlavorProperties:
-    default: {}
+    default:
+      ram   : '1024'
+      disk  : '3'
+      vcpus : '1'
     description: Dictionary describing the nova flavor for amphora.
     type: json
   OctaviaManageNovaFlavor:
@@ -106,8 +109,10 @@ outputs:
             octavia::worker::amp_flavor_id: {get_param: OctaviaFlavorId}
             octavia::worker::nova_flavor_config: {get_param: OctaviaFlavorProperties}
             octavia::worker::manage_nova_flavor: {get_param: OctaviaManageNovaFlavor}
+            octavia::worker::nova_flavor_config: {get_param: OctaviaFlavorProperties}
             octavia::certificates::client_cert: {get_param: OctaviaClientCertFile}
             octavia::worker::amp_image_tag: {get_param: OctaviaAmphoraImageTag}
+            octavia::worker::amp_project_name: 'service'
             octavia::worker::enable_ssh_access: false
           -
             if:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable-octavia-flavor-by-default-d356fbb265508f76.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable-octavia-flavor-by-default-d356fbb265508f76.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a13293dd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable-octavia-flavor-by-default-d356fbb265508f76.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Default values for OctaviaFlavorProperties have been added and
+    OctaviaManageNovaFlavor is now enabled by default so a usable OpenStack
+    flavor will be available for creating Octavia load balancers immediately
+    after deployment.