diff --git a/pre-upload.py b/pre-upload.py
index 74ae0fa..0fe499d 100755
--- a/pre-upload.py
+++ b/pre-upload.py
@@ -1070,9 +1070,8 @@
         errors += ['enable %s with: %s' % (reason, line)]
 
     # Require one of these settings.
-    if ('use-manifests = true' not in data and
-        'use-manifests = strict' not in data):
-      errors += ['enable file checking with: use-manifests = true']
+    if 'use-manifests = strict' not in data:
+      errors += ['enable file checking with: use-manifests = strict']
 
     # Require repo-name to be set.
     for line in data:
diff --git a/pre-upload_unittest.py b/pre-upload_unittest.py
index d11ee3e..d4f458d 100755
--- a/pre-upload_unittest.py
+++ b/pre-upload_unittest.py
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
         'profile_eapi_when_unspecified = 5-progress',
         'repo-name = link',
         'thin-manifests = true',
-        'use-manifests = true',
+        'use-manifests = strict',
     ]
 
     lines = []