diff --git a/cloud/ec2_ami b/cloud/ec2_ami
index a3e20bcfd1e..3086144e45b 100644
--- a/cloud/ec2_ami
+++ b/cloud/ec2_ami
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - An optional flag indicating that the bundling process should not attempt to shutdown the instance before bundling. If this flag is True, the responsibility of maintaining file system integrity is left to the owner of the instance.
     required: false
-    default: null
+    default: yes
     choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
     aliases: []
   image_id: