diff --git a/edge-agent/src/Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Edge.Agent.Service/Program.cs b/edge-agent/src/Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Edge.Agent.Service/Program.cs
index e0a22fa591a..a9062ba4e99 100644
--- a/edge-agent/src/Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Edge.Agent.Service/Program.cs
+++ b/edge-agent/src/Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Edge.Agent.Service/Program.cs
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public static async Task<int> MainAsync(IConfiguration configuration)
                 metricsConfig = new MetricsConfig(configuration);
                 builder.RegisterModule(new MetricsModule(metricsConfig, iothubHostname, deviceId));
 
-                bool diagnosticsEnabled = configuration.GetValue("SendProductQualityTelemetry", false);
+                bool diagnosticsEnabled = configuration.GetValue("SendRuntimeQualityTelemetry", true);
                 diagnosticConfig = new DiagnosticConfig(diagnosticsEnabled, storagePath, configuration);
                 builder.RegisterModule(new DiagnosticsModule(diagnosticConfig));