diff --git a/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml b/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml
index 6b8ccd6..80074c7 100644
--- a/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml
+++ b/windows-vm-standard/pvc/datadisk.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: windows-vm-datadisk
 spec:
   storageClassName: ibm-spectrum-scale-fileset
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteMany
   resources: