diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthProperties.java b/src/main/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthProperties.java
index 6bacafd..88bd17b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthProperties.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConstructorBinding;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.bind.DefaultValue;
 
 /**
  * Represents properties for managing pg-index-health-test-starter configuration.
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ public class DatabaseStructureHealthProperties {
      */
     private final boolean enabled;
 
-    public DatabaseStructureHealthProperties(final boolean enabled) {
+    public DatabaseStructureHealthProperties(@DefaultValue("true") final boolean enabled) {
         this.enabled = enabled;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthAutoConfigurationTest.java b/src/test/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthAutoConfigurationTest.java
index 4fbb04d..3bfdc4b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthAutoConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/github/mfvanek/pg/spring/DatabaseStructureHealthAutoConfigurationTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
 
 class DatabaseStructureHealthAutoConfigurationTest extends AutoConfigurationTestBase {
 
+    @Test
+    void propertiesDefaultValueShouldBeUsed() {
+        assertWithTestConfig()
+            .run(context -> assertThat(context.getBean(DatabaseStructureHealthProperties.class))
+                .isInstanceOf(DatabaseStructureHealthProperties.class)
+                .satisfies(p -> assertThat(p.isEnabled()).isTrue()));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void withoutDataSource() {
         assertWithTestConfig()
@@ -82,10 +90,14 @@ void shouldNotCreateAutoConfigurationWithDisabledProperty() {
         assertWithTestConfig()
             .withPropertyValues("pg.index.health.test.enabled=false")
             .withInitializer(AutoConfigurationTestBase::initialize)
-            .run(context -> assertThat(context.getBeanDefinitionNames())
-                .isNotEmpty()
-                .filteredOn(beanNamesFilter)
-                .isEmpty());
+            .run(context -> {
+                assertThat(context.getBeansOfType(DatabaseStructureHealthProperties.class))
+                    .isEmpty();
+                assertThat(context.getBeanDefinitionNames())
+                    .isNotEmpty()
+                    .filteredOn(beanNamesFilter)
+                    .isEmpty();
+            });
     }
 
     @Test