diff --git a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
index ce3ece48..e61501c9 100644
--- a/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
+++ b/docs/resources/virtual_environment_vm.md
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ output "ubuntu_vm_public_key" {
     * `rate_limit` - (Optional) The rate limit in megabytes per second.
     * `vlan_id` - (Optional) The VLAN identifier.
 * `node_name` - (Required) The name of the node to assign the virtual machine to.
-* `on_boot` - (Optional) Specifies whether a VM will be started during system boot. (defaults to `false`)
+* `on_boot` - (Optional) Specifies whether a VM will be started during system boot. (defaults to `true`)
 * `operating_system` - (Optional) The Operating System configuration.
     * `type` - (Optional) The type (defaults to `other`).
         * `l24` - Linux Kernel 2.4.
diff --git a/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go b/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
index 5316aa8f..3e508923 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/resource_virtual_environment_vm.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMRebootAfterCreation               = false
-	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMOnBoot                            = false
+	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMOnBoot                            = true
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMACPI                              = true
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMAgentEnabled                      = false
 	dvResourceVirtualEnvironmentVMAgentTimeout                      = "15m"