diff --git a/software/slaprunner/instance-runner-import.cfg.in b/software/slaprunner/instance-runner-import.cfg.in
index 68de09d1ee204199c9347f7037f06d59d907e478..10c784af6851b87b69e7a67534778f5da6447466 100644
--- a/software/slaprunner/instance-runner-import.cfg.in
+++ b/software/slaprunner/instance-runner-import.cfg.in
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ context =
 
 [slap-parameter]
 auto-deploy-instance = false
+auto-deploy = true
 
 [resilient-publish-connection-parameter]
 monitor-url = $${monitor-parameters:url}