diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/vacuum.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/vacuum.c
index 6bc76b7b8..4b787adb0 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/vacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/vacuum.c
@@ -318,13 +318,17 @@ DeparseVacuumStmtPrefix(CitusVacuumParams vacuumParams)
 	}
 
 	/* if no flags remain, exit early */
-	if (vacuumFlags == 0 &&
-		vacuumParams.truncate == VACOPTVALUE_UNSPECIFIED &&
-		vacuumParams.index_cleanup == VACOPTVALUE_UNSPECIFIED &&
-		vacuumParams.nworkers == VACUUM_PARALLEL_NOTSET
-		)
+	if (vacuumFlags & VACOPT_PROCESS_TOAST)
 	{
-		return vacuumPrefix->data;
+		/* process toast is true by default */
+		if ((vacuumFlags & ~VACOPT_PROCESS_TOAST) == 0 &&
+			vacuumParams.truncate == VACOPTVALUE_UNSPECIFIED &&
+			vacuumParams.index_cleanup == VACOPTVALUE_UNSPECIFIED &&
+			vacuumParams.nworkers == VACUUM_PARALLEL_NOTSET
+			)
+		{
+			return vacuumPrefix->data;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* otherwise, handle options */
@@ -360,9 +364,9 @@ DeparseVacuumStmtPrefix(CitusVacuumParams vacuumParams)
 		appendStringInfoString(vacuumPrefix, "SKIP_LOCKED,");
 	}
 
-	if (vacuumFlags & VACOPT_PROCESS_TOAST)
+	if (!(vacuumFlags & VACOPT_PROCESS_TOAST))
 	{
-		appendStringInfoString(vacuumPrefix, "PROCESS_TOAST,");
+		appendStringInfoString(vacuumPrefix, "PROCESS_TOAST FALSE,");
 	}
 
 	if (vacuumParams.truncate != VACOPTVALUE_UNSPECIFIED)
@@ -499,7 +503,7 @@ VacuumStmtParams(VacuumStmt *vacstmt)
 	bool freeze = false;
 	bool full = false;
 	bool disable_page_skipping = false;
-	bool process_toast = false;
+	bool process_toast = true;
 
 	/* Set default value */
 	params.index_cleanup = VACOPTVALUE_UNSPECIFIED;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/pg14.out b/src/test/regress/expected/pg14.out
index 8483a2891..bb2d1d929 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/pg14.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/pg14.out
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL) pg14.t1_980001
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 VACUUM (FULL, PROCESS_TOAST) t1;
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,PROCESS_TOAST) pg14.t1_980000
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL) pg14.t1_980000
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,PROCESS_TOAST) pg14.t1_980001
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL) pg14.t1_980001
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 VACUUM (FULL, PROCESS_TOAST true) t1;
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,PROCESS_TOAST) pg14.t1_980000
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL) pg14.t1_980000
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,PROCESS_TOAST) pg14.t1_980001
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL) pg14.t1_980001
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 VACUUM (FULL, PROCESS_TOAST false) t1;
 ERROR:  PROCESS_TOAST required with VACUUM FULL
 VACUUM (PROCESS_TOAST false) t1;
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM pg14.t1_980000
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (PROCESS_TOAST FALSE) pg14.t1_980000
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM pg14.t1_980001
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (PROCESS_TOAST FALSE) pg14.t1_980001
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 VACUUM (INDEX_CLEANUP AUTO) t1;
 NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980000
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 VACUUM (INDEX_CLEANUP "AUTOX") t1;
 ERROR:  index_cleanup requires a Boolean value
 VACUUM (FULL, FREEZE, VERBOSE false, ANALYZE, SKIP_LOCKED, INDEX_CLEANUP, PROCESS_TOAST, TRUNCATE) t1;
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (ANALYZE,FREEZE,FULL,SKIP_LOCKED,PROCESS_TOAST,TRUNCATE,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980000
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (ANALYZE,FREEZE,FULL,SKIP_LOCKED,TRUNCATE,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980000
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (ANALYZE,FREEZE,FULL,SKIP_LOCKED,PROCESS_TOAST,TRUNCATE,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980001
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (ANALYZE,FREEZE,FULL,SKIP_LOCKED,TRUNCATE,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980001
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 VACUUM (FULL, FREEZE false, VERBOSE false, ANALYZE false, SKIP_LOCKED false, INDEX_CLEANUP "Auto", PROCESS_TOAST true, TRUNCATE false) t1;
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,PROCESS_TOAST,TRUNCATE false,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980000
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,TRUNCATE false,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980000
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
-NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,PROCESS_TOAST,TRUNCATE false,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980001
+NOTICE:  issuing VACUUM (FULL,TRUNCATE false,INDEX_CLEANUP auto) pg14.t1_980001
 DETAIL:  on server postgres@localhost:xxxxx connectionId: xxxxxxx
 -- vacuum (process_toast true) should be vacuuming toast tables (default is true)
 CREATE TABLE local_vacuum_table(name text);