diff --git a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java
index dfa812d..865d971 100644
--- a/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java
+++ b/owners-autoassign/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/owners/common/AutoassignConfigModule.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         .annotatedWith(Exports.named(PROJECT_CONFIG_AUTOASSIGN_WIP_CHANGES))
         .toInstance(
             new ProjectConfigEntry(
-                "Auto-assign WIP changes", InheritableBoolean.TRUE, InheritableBoolean.class));
+                "Auto-assign WIP changes", InheritableBoolean.INHERIT, InheritableBoolean.class));
     bind(ProjectConfigEntry.class)
         .annotatedWith(Exports.named(PROJECT_CONFIG_AUTOASSIGN_FIELD))
         .toInstance(