diff --git a/install/sql/incremental/upd_dev_collection.sql b/install/sql/incremental/upd_dev_collection.sql
index 1acc274a99aeb045a7af3c77bf1c5ca6d7128ef5..259035db1e44ac4bce78cd6ca8ee84d1c4c2a679 100644
--- a/install/sql/incremental/upd_dev_collection.sql
+++ b/install/sql/incremental/upd_dev_collection.sql
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ ALTER TABLE `web_backup` ADD  `backup_password` VARCHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT
 
 -- rename Comodo to "Sectigo / Comodo CA"
 UPDATE `dns_ssl_ca` SET `ca_name` = 'Sectigo / Comodo CA' WHERE `ca_issue` = 'comodoca.com';
+
+-- default php-fpm to ondemand mode
+ALTER TABLE `web_domain` ALTER pm SET DEFAULT 'ondemand';
+
diff --git a/install/sql/ispconfig3.sql b/install/sql/ispconfig3.sql
index b64eab94c3f6346a107ffc2d9fdd24d4fd5602d3..3908cf382b4e7f3a38782739f7316d4ed0fa4b2f 100644
--- a/install/sql/ispconfig3.sql
+++ b/install/sql/ispconfig3.sql
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `web_domain` (
   `nginx_directives` mediumtext,
   `php_fpm_use_socket` ENUM('n','y') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'y',
   `php_fpm_chroot` enum('n','y') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'n',
-  `pm` enum('static','dynamic','ondemand') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'dynamic',
+  `pm` enum('static','dynamic','ondemand') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'ondemand',
   `pm_max_children` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '10',
   `pm_start_servers` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '2',
   `pm_min_spare_servers` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
diff --git a/interface/web/sites/form/web_vhost_domain.tform.php b/interface/web/sites/form/web_vhost_domain.tform.php
index 24ee6d4e62601fd64110cac5c44f4510c77249b7..beb952bfe688fa5ad1597bf62df63938264d8ea2 100644
--- a/interface/web/sites/form/web_vhost_domain.tform.php
+++ b/interface/web/sites/form/web_vhost_domain.tform.php
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ if($_SESSION["s"]["user"]["typ"] == 'admin'
 			'pm' => array (
 				'datatype' => 'VARCHAR',
 				'formtype' => 'SELECT',
-				'default' => 'dynamic',
+				'default' => 'ondemand',
 				'value'  => array('static' => 'static', 'dynamic' => 'dynamic', 'ondemand' => 'ondemand (PHP Version >= 5.3.9)')
 			),
 			'pm_max_children' => array (