diff --git a/doc/management.txt b/doc/management.txt
index 0c7b2e493..d5d2636b7 100644
--- a/doc/management.txt
+++ b/doc/management.txt
@@ -1696,7 +1696,6 @@ add server <backend>/<server> [args]*
   - crt
   - disabled
   - downinter
-  - enabled
   - error-limit
   - fall
   - fastinter
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 555cae82c..2f780b2b7 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ static struct srv_kw_list srv_kws = { "ALL", { }, {
 	{ "backup",               srv_parse_backup,               0,  1,  1 }, /* Flag as backup server */
 	{ "cookie",               srv_parse_cookie,               1,  1,  0 }, /* Assign a cookie to the server */
 	{ "disabled",             srv_parse_disabled,             0,  1,  1 }, /* Start the server in 'disabled' state */
-	{ "enabled",              srv_parse_enabled,              0,  1,  1 }, /* Start the server in 'enabled' state */
+	{ "enabled",              srv_parse_enabled,              0,  1,  0 }, /* Start the server in 'enabled' state */
 	{ "error-limit",          srv_parse_error_limit,          1,  1,  1 }, /* Configure the consecutive count of check failures to consider a server on error */
 	{ "ws",                   srv_parse_ws,                   1,  1,  1 }, /* websocket protocol */
 	{ "id",                   srv_parse_id,                   1,  0,  1 }, /* set id# of server */