elastic · benchaplin · Mar 16, 2026 · Oct 1, 2025 · Oct 8, 2025 · Oct 8, 2025
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetadataCreateIndexService.java
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ public static void validateStoreTypeSetting(Settings indexSettings) {
     }
 
     public static boolean useRefreshBlock(Settings settings) {
-        return DiscoveryNode.isStateless(settings) && settings.getAsBoolean(USE_INDEX_REFRESH_BLOCK_SETTING_NAME, false);
+        return DiscoveryNode.isStateless(settings) && settings.getAsBoolean(USE_INDEX_REFRESH_BLOCK_SETTING_NAME, true);
     }
 
     static ClusterBlocksTransformer createClusterBlocksTransformerForIndexCreation(Settings settings) {