diff --git a/packages/bsp/jethub/jethub-init b/packages/bsp/jethub/jethub-init
index 330f73009..d116ef46c 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/jethub/jethub-init
+++ b/packages/bsp/jethub/jethub-init
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ SCRIPTPATH=$(dirname "${RP}")
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 source "${SCRIPTPATH}/libjethubconfig.sh"
 
+# Include jethub-init defaults if available
+if [ -f /etc/default/jethub ] ; then
+    . /etc/default/jethub
+fi
+
 # Enable legacy sysfs gpio export. Will be disabled in future releases
 
 ENABLESYSFS=${JETHUB_SYSFS_ENABLE:-true}