diff --git a/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/form-image/form-image.component.ts b/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/form-image/form-image.component.ts
index 85a0a700..9d308b2a 100755
--- a/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/form-image/form-image.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/form-image/form-image.component.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class FormImageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   @Input() imagesGroupOne: string[];
   @Input() imagesGroupTwo: string[];
   @Input() allowCustomImage: boolean;
-  selected = 'IfNotPresent';
+  selected = 'Always';
   @Input() hideRegistry: boolean;
   @Input() hideTag: boolean;
 
diff --git a/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/utils.ts b/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/utils.ts
index f4e7d14f..f95824dd 100644
--- a/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/jupyter/src/app/pages/form/form-default/utils.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function getFormDefaults(): FormGroup {
     imageGroupOne: ['', [Validators.required]],
     imageGroupTwo: ['', [Validators.required]],
     allowCustomImage: [true, []],
-    imagePullPolicy: ['IfNotPresent', [Validators.required]],
+    imagePullPolicy: ['Always', [Validators.required]],
     customImage: ['', []],
     customImageCheck: [false, []],
     serverType: ['jupyter', [Validators.required]],
diff --git a/samples/spawner_ui_config.yaml b/samples/spawner_ui_config.yaml
index 6556ab68..95b2b8b1 100644
--- a/samples/spawner_ui_config.yaml
+++ b/samples/spawner_ui_config.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spawnerFormDefaults:
   hideTag: true
   allowCustomImage: true
   imagePullPolicy:
-    value: IfNotPresent
+    value: Always
   cpu:
     # CPU for user's Notebook
     value: '1.0'