diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 18f82fa10..07e82fae9 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -953,6 +953,8 @@ _spdk_blob_load_snapshot_cpl(void *cb_arg, struct spdk_blob *snapshot, int bserr
 	_spdk_blob_load_final(ctx, bserrno);
 }
 
+static void _spdk_blob_update_clear_method(struct spdk_blob *blob);
+
 static void
 _spdk_blob_load_backing_dev(void *cb_arg)
 {
@@ -1034,6 +1036,12 @@ _spdk_blob_load_cpl(spdk_bs_sequence_t *seq, void *cb_arg, int bserrno)
 		_spdk_blob_load_final(ctx, rc);
 		return;
 	}
+	ctx->seq = seq;
+
+	/* Check the clear_method stored in metadata vs what may have been passed
+	 * via spdk_bs_open_blob_ext() and update accordingly.
+	 */
+	_spdk_blob_update_clear_method(blob);
 
 	_spdk_blob_load_backing_dev(ctx);
 }
@@ -6328,6 +6336,27 @@ spdk_blob_is_thin_provisioned(struct spdk_blob *blob)
 	return !!(blob->invalid_flags & SPDK_BLOB_THIN_PROV);
 }
 
+static void
+_spdk_blob_update_clear_method(struct spdk_blob *blob)
+{
+	enum blob_clear_method stored_cm;
+
+	assert(blob != NULL);
+
+	/* If BLOB_CLEAR_WITH_DEFAULT was passed in, use the setting stored
+	 * in metadata previously.  If something other than the default was
+	 * specified, ignore stored value and used what was passed in.
+	 */
+	stored_cm = ((blob->md_ro_flags & SPDK_BLOB_CLEAR_METHOD) >> SPDK_BLOB_CLEAR_METHOD_SHIFT);
+
+	if (blob->clear_method == BLOB_CLEAR_WITH_DEFAULT) {
+		blob->clear_method = stored_cm;
+	} else if (blob->clear_method != stored_cm) {
+		SPDK_WARNLOG("Using passed in clear method 0x%x instead of stored value of 0x%x\n",
+			     blob->clear_method, stored_cm);
+	}
+}
+
 spdk_blob_id
 spdk_blob_get_parent_snapshot(struct spdk_blob_store *bs, spdk_blob_id blob_id)
 {