diff --git a/debian/snapclient.default b/debian/snapclient.default
index 2ac5c5f9..ef6fdfdb 100644
--- a/debian/snapclient.default
+++ b/debian/snapclient.default
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+START_SNAPCLIENT=true
 SNAPCLIENT_OPTS=""
diff --git a/debian/snapserver.default b/debian/snapserver.default
index 7807fac7..e47fd1d4 100644
--- a/debian/snapserver.default
+++ b/debian/snapserver.default
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+START_SNAPSERVER=true
 SNAPSERVER_OPTS=""