diff --git a/dashboard/src/js/restore.js b/dashboard/src/js/restore.js
index 5fe0c025f..871543689 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/js/restore.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/js/restore.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ app.controller('RestoreController', ['$scope', 'Client', function ($scope, Clien
         password: '',
         diskPath: '',
         user: '',
-        seal: false,
+        seal: true,
         port: 22,
         privateKey: ''
     };
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/backups.js b/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
index 9901e04b0..694a66117 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/backups.js
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             username: '',
             password: '',
             diskPath: '',
-            seal: false,
+            seal: true,
             user: '',
             port: 22,
             privateKey: ''
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('BackupsController', ['$scope', '$locat
             $scope.configureBackup.copyConcurrency = $scope.configureBackup.provider === 's3' ? 500 : 10;
 
             $scope.configureBackup.disk = null;
-            $scope.configureBackup.mountOptions = { host: '', remoteDir: '', username: '', password: '', diskPath: '', seal: false, user: '', port: 22, privateKey: '' };
+            $scope.configureBackup.mountOptions = { host: '', remoteDir: '', username: '', password: '', diskPath: '', seal: true, user: '', port: 22, privateKey: '' };
         },
 
         show: function () {
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/volumes.js b/dashboard/src/views/volumes.js
index 17626c885..2b36e75ed 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/volumes.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/volumes.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('VolumesController', ['$scope', '$locat
         ext4Disk: null, // { path, type }
         xfsDisk: null, // { path, type }
         user: '',
-        seal: false,
+        seal: true,
         port: 22,
         privateKey: '',
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('VolumesController', ['$scope', '$locat
             $scope.volumeAdd.ext4Disk = null;
             $scope.volumeAdd.xfsDisk = null;
             $scope.volumeAdd.user = '';
-            $scope.volumeAdd.seal = false;
+            $scope.volumeAdd.seal = true;
             $scope.volumeAdd.port = 22;
             $scope.volumeAdd.privateKey = '';
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('VolumesController', ['$scope', '$locat
         username: '',
         password: '',
         user: '',
-        seal: false,
+        seal: true,
         port: 22,
         privateKey: '',
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('VolumesController', ['$scope', '$locat
             $scope.volumeEdit.name = '';
             $scope.volumeEdit.mountType = '';
             $scope.volumeEdit.host = '';
-            $scope.volumeEdit.seal = '';
+            $scope.volumeEdit.seal = true;
             $scope.volumeEdit.port = '';
             $scope.volumeEdit.remoteDir = '';
             $scope.volumeEdit.username = '';