diff --git a/ceph-client/templates/bin/pool/_init.sh.tpl b/ceph-client/templates/bin/pool/_init.sh.tpl
index fd7b82d53..00d96ab4e 100644
--- a/ceph-client/templates/bin/pool/_init.sh.tpl
+++ b/ceph-client/templates/bin/pool/_init.sh.tpl
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ function create_pool () {
   else
     if [[ -z "$(ceph osd versions | grep ceph\ version | grep -v nautilus)" ]] && [[ $"{ENABLE_AUTOSCALER}" == "true" ]] ; then
       ceph --cluster "${CLUSTER}" osd pool set "${POOL_NAME}" pg_autoscale_mode on
+    else
+      ceph --cluster "${CLUSTER}" osd pool set "${POOL_NAME}" pg_autoscale_mode off
     fi
   fi
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