diff --git a/pkg/ceph/config.go b/pkg/ceph/config.go
index 74e6cf1..e83722d 100644
--- a/pkg/ceph/config.go
+++ b/pkg/ceph/config.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ func writeGlobalToBuffer(w *bytes.Buffer, c *GlobalConfig) {
 	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s = %s\n", "mon_initial_members", strings.Join(c.Monitors, ", "))
 	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s = %s\n", "mon_host", joinAddrs(c.MonitorsAddr, ", "))
 	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s = %s\n", "cluster_network", c.ClusterNetwork.String())
+
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n; %s\n", "don't rewrite labels on startup")
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s = %s\n", "osd_class_update_on_start", "false")
 }
 
 func joinAddrs(addrs []netip.Addr, sep string) string {