diff --git a/lib/glance b/lib/glance
index eebaec2..e941168 100644
--- a/lib/glance
+++ b/lib/glance
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 if [[ "$WSGI_MODE" != "uwsgi" ]]; then
     GLANCE_STANDALONE=True
 fi
-GLANCE_STANDALONE=${GLANCE_STANDALONE:-False}
+GLANCE_STANDALONE=${GLANCE_STANDALONE:-True}
 
 # File path for each store specified in GLANCE_MULTIPLE_FILE_STORES, the store
 # identifier will be appended to this path at runtime. If GLANCE_MULTIPLE_FILE_STORES