diff --git a/client/driver/raw_exec.go b/client/driver/raw_exec.go
index 5b1d9826957..9491873ba45 100644
--- a/client/driver/raw_exec.go
+++ b/client/driver/raw_exec.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package driver
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
@@ -43,10 +42,7 @@ func NewRawExecDriver(ctx *DriverContext) Driver {
 
 func (d *RawExecDriver) Fingerprint(cfg *config.Config, node *structs.Node) (bool, error) {
 	// Check that the user has explicitly enabled this executor.
-	enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(cfg.ReadDefault(rawExecConfigOption, "false"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("Failed to parse %v option: %v", rawExecConfigOption, err)
-	}
+	enabled := cfg.ReadBoolDefault(rawExecConfigOption, false)
 
 	if enabled {
 		d.logger.Printf("[WARN] driver.raw_exec: raw exec is enabled. Only enable if needed")
diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index e94ce2e4ce2..e3fb3ae179f 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ func DevConfig() *Config {
 	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
 		conf.Client.NetworkInterface = "lo"
 	}
+	conf.Client.Options = map[string]string{
+		"driver.raw_exec.enable": "true",
+	}
 
 	return conf
 }