diff --git a/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate b/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate
index 00e8e2117a..b22179c234 100644
--- a/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate
+++ b/buildenv/jenkins/testJobTemplate
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if (!binding.hasVariable('DOCKER_REGISTRY_DIR')) DOCKER_REGISTRY_DIR = ""
 if (!binding.hasVariable('DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL_CREDENTIAL_ID')) DOCKER_REGISTRY_URL_CREDENTIAL_ID = ""
 if (!binding.hasVariable('SLACK_CHANNEL')) SLACK_CHANNEL = ""
 if (!binding.hasVariable('TRIGGER_SCHEDULE')) TRIGGER_SCHEDULE = ""
-if (!binding.hasVariable('LIGHT_WEIGHT_CHECKOUT')) LIGHT_WEIGHT_CHECKOUT = false
+if (!binding.hasVariable('LIGHT_WEIGHT_CHECKOUT')) LIGHT_WEIGHT_CHECKOUT = true
 if (!binding.hasVariable('NUM_MACHINES')) NUM_MACHINES = ""
 if (!binding.hasVariable('JDK_REPO')) JDK_REPO = ""
 if (!binding.hasVariable('JDK_BRANCH')) JDK_BRANCH = ""