diff --git a/orientdb/defaults/main.yml b/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
index d442975a..e330fda7 100644
--- a/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ orientdb_default_settings: ''
 
 orientdb_distributed: False
 orientdb_distributed_autodeploy: 'true'
-#orientdb_distributed_writequorum: 'majority'
-orientdb_distributed_writequorum: 'all'
+orientdb_distributed_writequorum: 'majority'
+#orientdb_distributed_writequorum: 'all'
 orientdb_distributed_readquorum: 1
 orientdb_distributed_readyourwrites: 'true'
 orientdb_distributed_executionmode: 'undefined'
+orientdb_new_node_strategy: 'dynamic'
+
 orientdb_hazelcast_group_name: orientdb
 orientdb_hazelcast_group_password: orientdb
 orientbd_hazelcast_encryption: False
diff --git a/orientdb/templates/default-distributed-db-config.json.j2 b/orientdb/templates/default-distributed-db-config.json.j2
index 2ea42f30..44ebb7b7 100644
--- a/orientdb/templates/default-distributed-db-config.json.j2
+++ b/orientdb/templates/default-distributed-db-config.json.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "writeQuorum": "{{ orientdb_distributed_writequorum }}",
   "executionMode": "{{ orientdb_distributed_executionmode }}",
   "readYourWrites": {{ orientdb_distributed_readyourwrites }},
+  "newNodeStrategy": "{{ orientdb_new_node_strategy }}",
   "servers": {
     "*": "master"
   },