diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/RepositoryManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/RepositoryManager.java
index d77a39bf..25d5d9d0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/RepositoryManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/RepositoryManager.java
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ public synchronized void initialize() {
 
     provider.initialize(context);
 
-    if(!context.getBoolean(RepoConfigurationConstants.SYSCFG_REPO_SCHEMA_IMMUTABLE, true)) {
+    if(!context.getBoolean(RepoConfigurationConstants
+      .SYSCFG_REPO_SCHEMA_IMMUTABLE, false)) {
       LOG.info("Creating or upgrading on disk structures if necessary");
       provider.getRepository().createOrUpdateInternals();
     }