diff --git a/Tasks/BashV3/Tests/L0.ts b/Tasks/BashV3/Tests/L0.ts
index 81c51b7bacd3..f3505780a386 100644
--- a/Tasks/BashV3/Tests/L0.ts
+++ b/Tasks/BashV3/Tests/L0.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ describe('Bash Suite', function () {
 
     it('Runs a checked in script correctly', (done: Mocha.Done) => {
         delete process.env['AZP_BASHV3_OLD_SOURCE_BEHAVIOR'];
+        process.env['AZP_TASK_FF_BASHV3_ENABLE_SECURE_ARGS'] = 'false'
         let tp: string = path.join(__dirname, 'L0External.js');
         let tr: ttm.MockTestRunner = new ttm.MockTestRunner(tp);
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ describe('Bash Suite', function () {
 
     it('Runs a checked in script correctly when using the old behavior', (done: Mocha.Done) => {
         process.env['AZP_BASHV3_OLD_SOURCE_BEHAVIOR'] = "true";
+        process.env['AZP_TASK_FF_BASHV3_ENABLE_SECURE_ARGS'] = 'false'
         let tp: string = path.join(__dirname, 'L0External.js');
         let tr: ttm.MockTestRunner = new ttm.MockTestRunner(tp);
 
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ describe('Bash Suite', function () {
 
     it('Adds arguments to the script', (done: Mocha.Done) => {
         delete process.env['AZP_BASHV3_OLD_SOURCE_BEHAVIOR'];
+        process.env['AZP_TASK_FF_BASHV3_ENABLE_SECURE_ARGS'] = 'false'
         let tp: string = path.join(__dirname, 'L0Args.js');
         let tr: ttm.MockTestRunner = new ttm.MockTestRunner(tp);
 
diff --git a/Tasks/BashV3/bash.ts b/Tasks/BashV3/bash.ts
index 22992dc18e59..5ffae4428866 100644
--- a/Tasks/BashV3/bash.ts
+++ b/Tasks/BashV3/bash.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { processBashEnvVariables } from './bashEnvProcessor';
 var uuidV4 = require('uuid/v4');
 
 const featureFlags = {
-    enableTelemetry: getFeatureFlagValue('AZP_TASK_FF_BASHV3_ENABLE_INPUT_ARGS_TELEMETRY'),
-    enableSecureArgs: getFeatureFlagValue('AZP_TASK_FF_BASHV3_ENABLE_SECURE_ARGS')
+    enableTelemetry: getFeatureFlagValue('AZP_TASK_FF_BASHV3_ENABLE_INPUT_ARGS_TELEMETRY', true),
+    enableSecureArgs: getFeatureFlagValue('AZP_TASK_FF_BASHV3_ENABLE_SECURE_ARGS', true)
 }
 
 async function translateDirectoryPath(bashPath: string, directoryPath: string): Promise<string> {
@@ -232,10 +232,14 @@ async function run() {
     }
 }
 
-function getFeatureFlagValue(featureFlagName: string): boolean {
+function getFeatureFlagValue(featureFlagName: string, defaultValue: boolean = false): boolean {
     const ffValue = process.env[featureFlagName]
 
-    return ffValue ? ffValue.toLowerCase() === "true" : false
+    if (!ffValue) {
+        return defaultValue
+    }
+
+    return ffValue.toLowerCase() === "true"
 }
 
 run();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tasks/BashV3/task.json b/Tasks/BashV3/task.json
index 9fc7f5e3673c..3ccf718de906 100644
--- a/Tasks/BashV3/task.json
+++ b/Tasks/BashV3/task.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "version": {
         "Major": 3,
         "Minor": 222,
-        "Patch": 0
+        "Patch": 1
     },
     "releaseNotes": "Script task consistency. Added support for multiple lines and added support for Windows.",
     "minimumAgentVersion": "2.115.0",
diff --git a/Tasks/BashV3/task.loc.json b/Tasks/BashV3/task.loc.json
index 85ea4879a7a4..869d83fc4ff1 100644
--- a/Tasks/BashV3/task.loc.json
+++ b/Tasks/BashV3/task.loc.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "version": {
     "Major": 3,
     "Minor": 222,
-    "Patch": 0
+    "Patch": 1
   },
   "releaseNotes": "ms-resource:loc.releaseNotes",
   "minimumAgentVersion": "2.115.0",