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 8f955ad7..ae7be82a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/RepositoryManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/repository/RepositoryManager.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public static void setInstance(RepositoryManager newInstance) {
   private RepositoryProvider provider;
 
   public synchronized void initialize() {
-    initialize(SqoopConfiguration.getInstance().getContext().getBoolean(RepoConfigurationConstants.SYSCFG_REPO_SCHEMA_IMMUTABLE, false));
+    initialize(SqoopConfiguration.getInstance().getContext().getBoolean(RepoConfigurationConstants.SYSCFG_REPO_SCHEMA_IMMUTABLE, true));
   }
 
   public synchronized void initialize(boolean immutableRepository) {