diff --git a/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb b/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb
index 64fdc5a7..987af288 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/driver/ec2.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class Ec2 < Kitchen::Driver::Base
       default_config :availability_zone, nil
       default_config :instance_type, &:default_instance_type
       default_config :ebs_optimized,      false
+      default_config :delete_on_termination,      true
       default_config :security_group_ids, nil
       default_config :security_group_filter, nil
       default_config :security_group_cidr_ip, "0.0.0.0/0"