diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49fd01015c5..6ef207088d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ additional details on each available environment variable.
 | `ECS_CGROUP_PATH` | `/sys/fs/cgroup` | The root cgroup path that is expected by the ECS agent. This is the path that accessible from the agent mount. | `/sys/fs/cgroup` | Not applicable |
 | `ECS_ENABLE_CPU_UNBOUNDED_WINDOWS_WORKAROUND` | `true` | When `true`, ECS will allow CPU unbounded(CPU=`0`) tasks to run along with CPU bounded tasks in Windows. | Not applicable | `false` |
 | `ECS_TASK_METADATA_RPS_LIMIT` | `100,150` | Comma separated integer values for steady state and burst throttle limits for task metadata endpoint | `40,60` | `40,60` |
-| `ECS_SHARED_VOLUME_MATCH_FULL_CONFIG` | `true` | When `true`, ECS Agent will compare name, driver options, and labels to make sure volumes are identical. When `false`, Agent will short circuit shared volume comparison if the names match. This is the defualt Docker behavior. If a volume is shared across instances, this should be set to `false`. | `false` | `false`|
+| `ECS_SHARED_VOLUME_MATCH_FULL_CONFIG` | `true` | When `true`, ECS Agent will compare name, driver options, and labels to make sure volumes are identical. When `false`, Agent will short circuit shared volume comparison if the names match. This is the default Docker behavior. If a volume is shared across instances, this should be set to `false`. | `false` | `false`|
 
 ### Persistence
 
diff --git a/agent/config/config.go b/agent/config/config.go
index 4e5cc8455a2..198e01c6c5e 100644
--- a/agent/config/config.go
+++ b/agent/config/config.go
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ const (
 
 	// DefaultTaskMetadataBurstRate is set to handle 60 burst requests at once
 	DefaultTaskMetadataBurstRate = 60
-
-	// DefaultSharedVolumeMatchFullConfig is set to false, only requiring shared volumes to match
-	// on names
-	DefaultSharedVolumeMatchFullConfig = false
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/agent/config/config_unix.go b/agent/config/config_unix.go
index 645c73211ed..bc43dd41abd 100644
--- a/agent/config/config_unix.go
+++ b/agent/config/config_unix.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 		CgroupPath:                  defaultCgroupPath,
 		TaskMetadataSteadyStateRate: DefaultTaskMetadataSteadyStateRate,
 		TaskMetadataBurstRate:       DefaultTaskMetadataBurstRate,
-		SharedVolumeMatchFullConfig: DefaultSharedVolumeMatchFullConfig,
+		SharedVolumeMatchFullConfig: false, // only requiring shared volumes to match on name, which is default docker behavior
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/config/config_windows.go b/agent/config/config_windows.go
index d3aa236107c..c0d30bee133 100644
--- a/agent/config/config_windows.go
+++ b/agent/config/config_windows.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() Config {
 		PlatformVariables:           platformVariables,
 		TaskMetadataSteadyStateRate: DefaultTaskMetadataSteadyStateRate,
 		TaskMetadataBurstRate:       DefaultTaskMetadataBurstRate,
-		SharedVolumeMatchFullConfig: DefaultSharedVolumeMatchFullConfig,
+		SharedVolumeMatchFullConfig: false, //only requiring shared volumes to match on name, which is default docker behavior
 	}
 }