diff --git a/cli/command_policy_set_os_snapshot_test.go b/cli/command_policy_set_os_snapshot_test.go
index 5aea57bb2..a91083d0a 100644
--- a/cli/command_policy_set_os_snapshot_test.go
+++ b/cli/command_policy_set_os_snapshot_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ func TestSetOSSnapshotPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 
 	lines := e.RunAndExpectSuccess(t, "policy", "show", "--global")
 	lines = compressSpaces(lines)
+	require.Contains(t, lines, " Volume Shadow Copy: never (defined for this target)")
+
+	e.RunAndExpectSuccess(t, "policy", "set", "--global", "--enable-volume-shadow-copy=when-available")
+
+	lines = e.RunAndExpectSuccess(t, "policy", "show", "--global")
+	lines = compressSpaces(lines)
+
 	require.Contains(t, lines, " Volume Shadow Copy: when-available (defined for this target)")
 
 	// make some directory we'll be setting policy on
diff --git a/snapshot/policy/policy_tree.go b/snapshot/policy/policy_tree.go
index ee99a4a0f..33bd9731d 100644
--- a/snapshot/policy/policy_tree.go
+++ b/snapshot/policy/policy_tree.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 	defaultOSSnapshotPolicy = OSSnapshotPolicy{
 		VolumeShadowCopy: VolumeShadowCopyPolicy{
-			Enable: NewOSSnapshotMode(OSSnapshotWhenAvailable),
+			Enable: NewOSSnapshotMode(OSSnapshotNever),
 		},
 	}