diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/UnpackDependenciesMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/UnpackDependenciesMojo.java
index b131347..8f123b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/UnpackDependenciesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/UnpackDependenciesMojo.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
      * @since 3.1.2
      */
     @Parameter( property = "mdep.unpack.overwrite", defaultValue = "true" )
-    private boolean overwrite;
+    private boolean overwrite = true;
 
     /**
      * Main entry into mojo. This method gets the dependencies and iterates through each one passing it to