diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java
index 47dabe11f1..10d7066987 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/GrpcStorageOptions.java
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public Duration getTerminationAwaitDuration() {
     /** @since 2.14.0 This new api is in preview and is subject to breaking changes. */
     @BetaApi
     public boolean isAttemptDirectPath() {
-      return false;
+      return true;
     }
 
     /** @since 2.41.0 This new api is in preview and is subject to breaking changes. */
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/FakeServer.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/FakeServer.java
index 331856c4d0..74b1283cd8 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/FakeServer.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/FakeServer.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static FakeServer of(StorageGrpc.StorageImplBase service) throws IOException {
             .setCredentials(NoCredentials.getInstance())
             .setGrpcInterceptorProvider(GrpcPlainRequestLoggingInterceptor.getInterceptorProvider())
             .setEnableGrpcClientMetrics(false)
+            .setAttemptDirectPath(false)
             .build();
     return new FakeServer(server, grpcStorageOptions);
   }
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITStorageLifecycleTest.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITStorageLifecycleTest.java
index 1c404ec973..4b4e497cc7 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITStorageLifecycleTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/ITStorageLifecycleTest.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public void grpc() throws Exception {
             .setCredentials(NoCredentials.getInstance())
             .setProjectId("test-project-id")
             .setEnableGrpcClientMetrics(false)
+            .setAttemptDirectPath(false)
             .build();
 
     Storage service1 = options.getService();
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/conformance/retry/RetryTestFixture.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/conformance/retry/RetryTestFixture.java
index 3076b171be..38c1f89934 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/conformance/retry/RetryTestFixture.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/conformance/retry/RetryTestFixture.java
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ private Storage newStorage(boolean forTest) {
           builder =
               StorageOptions.grpc()
                   .setHost(testBench.getGRPCBaseUri())
-                  .setEnableGrpcClientMetrics(false);
+                  .setEnableGrpcClientMetrics(false)
+                  .setAttemptDirectPath(false);
           break;
         default:
           throw new IllegalStateException(
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcIdempotencyTokenTest.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcIdempotencyTokenTest.java
index 0aca897aff..f6cfb5a35e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcIdempotencyTokenTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/ITGrpcIdempotencyTokenTest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         StorageOptions.grpc()
             .setGrpcInterceptorProvider(() -> ImmutableList.of(requestAuditing))
             .setEnableGrpcClientMetrics(false)
+            .setAttemptDirectPath(false)
             .build()
             .getService();
   }
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/StorageNativeCanary.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/StorageNativeCanary.java
index 534764d9b1..651f012482 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/StorageNativeCanary.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/StorageNativeCanary.java
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ public void canary_happyPath_http() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void canary_happyPath_grpc() throws Exception {
-    assertBehaviorOfPrimaryStorageActions(StorageOptions.grpc().build().getService());
+    assertBehaviorOfPrimaryStorageActions(
+        StorageOptions.grpc()
+            // TODO https://github.com/googleapis/java-storage/issues/2716
+            .setAttemptDirectPath(false)
+            .build()
+            .getService());
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java
index 9739abcc3f..28a7b87737 100644
--- a/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java
+++ b/google-cloud-storage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/storage/it/runner/registry/BackendResources.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static BackendResources of(Backend backend) {
                       .setGrpcInterceptorProvider(
                           GrpcPlainRequestLoggingInterceptor.getInterceptorProvider())
                       .setEnableGrpcClientMetrics(false)
+                      .setAttemptDirectPath(false)
                       .build();
               return new StorageInstance(built, protectedBucketNames);
             });