diff --git a/etc/warewulf.conf b/etc/warewulf.conf
index 7ba927e5..c4e45091 100644
--- a/etc/warewulf.conf
+++ b/etc/warewulf.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ nfs:
     mount: true
   - path: /opt
     export options: ro,sync,no_root_squash
-    mount options: ""
+    mount options: defaults
     mount: false
   systemd name: nfs-server