diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportService.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportService.java
index fbbde961ad1..51e52c85ec3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportService.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public interface KVMBackupExportService extends Configurable, PluggableService {
     ConfigKey<Boolean> ExposeKVMBackupExportServiceApis = new ConfigKey<>("Advanced", Boolean.class,
             "expose.kvm.backup.export.service.apis",
             "false",
-            "Enable to expose APIs for testing the KVM Backup Export Service.", false, ConfigKey.Scope.Global);
+            "Enable to expose APIs for testing the KVM Backup Export Service.", true, ConfigKey.Scope.Global);
     /**
      * Creates a backup session for a VM
      */
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportServiceImpl.java
index f7e78718bd3..c859e888ac0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/KVMBackupExportServiceImpl.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public class KVMBackupExportServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements KVMBackup
 
         backup.setToCheckpointId(toCheckpointId);
         backup.setFromCheckpointId(fromCheckpointId);
+        backup.setType("FULL");
 
         Long hostId = vm.getHostId() != null ? vm.getHostId() : vm.getLastHostId();
         backup.setHostId(hostId);
@@ -989,7 +990,8 @@ public class KVMBackupExportServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements KVMBackup
     public ConfigKey<?>[] getConfigKeys() {
         return new ConfigKey[]{
                 ImageTransferPollingInterval,
-                ImageTransferIdleTimeoutSeconds
+                ImageTransferIdleTimeoutSeconds,
+                ExposeKVMBackupExportServiceApis
         };
     }
 }