diff --git a/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/migration.ts b/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/migration.ts
index 5c4d47a926d..cd4653f9dc4 100644
--- a/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/migration.ts
+++ b/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/migration.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {canRemoveCommonModule, formatTemplate, processNgTemplates, removeImports
  */
 export function migrateTemplate(
     template: string, templateType: string, node: ts.Node, file: AnalyzedFile,
-    format: boolean = false): {migrated: string, errors: MigrateError[]} {
+    format: boolean = true): {migrated: string, errors: MigrateError[]} {
   let errors: MigrateError[] = [];
   let migrated = template;
   if (templateType === 'template') {
diff --git a/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/schema.json b/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/schema.json
index af7d5eb2ac1..e8a49dbd485 100644
--- a/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/schema.json
+++ b/packages/core/schematics/ng-generate/control-flow-migration/schema.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Enables reformatting of your templates",
       "x-prompt": "Should the migration reformat your templates?",
-      "default": "false"
+      "default": "true"
     }
   }
 }