diff --git a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in
index e169b31f46..384bea041f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in
+++ b/src/runtime/config/configuration-qemu-tdx.toml.in
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ experimental=@DEFAULTEXPFEATURES@
 #
 # Offload the CRI image management service to the Kata agent.
 # (default: false)
-#service_offload = true
+service_offload = true
 
 # Container image decryption keys provisioning.
 # Applies only if service_offload is true.