diff --git a/src/main/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/commands/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatform.java b/src/main/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/commands/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatform.java
index 8964eaf3..43329f8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/commands/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/commands/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatform.java
@@ -128,21 +128,27 @@ public AzBatchConfig computeConfig(Long workspaceId, CredentialsApi credentialsA
         }
 
         if (dualPool) {
-            AzBatchPoolConfig headPool = new AzBatchPoolConfig();
+            AzBatchPoolConfig headPool = new AzBatchPoolConfig()
+                    .autoScale(true);
             if (headPoolOpts != null) {
                 headPool.vmType(headPoolOpts.headVmType);
                 headPool.vmCount(headPoolOpts.headVmCount);
-                headPool.autoScale(headPoolOpts.headNoAutoScale != null ? !headPoolOpts.headNoAutoScale : null);
+                if (headPoolOpts.headNoAutoScale != null) {
+                    headPool.autoScale(!headPoolOpts.headNoAutoScale);
+                }
                 if (headPoolOpts.headBootDiskSizeGb != null) {
                     headPool.bootDiskSizeGB(headPoolOpts.headBootDiskSizeGb);
                 }
             }
 
-            AzBatchPoolConfig workerPool = new AzBatchPoolConfig();
+            AzBatchPoolConfig workerPool = new AzBatchPoolConfig()
+                    .autoScale(true);
             if (workerPoolOpts != null) {
                 workerPool.vmType(workerPoolOpts.workerVmType);
                 workerPool.vmCount(workerPoolOpts.workerVmCount);
-                workerPool.autoScale(workerPoolOpts.workerNoAutoScale != null ? !workerPoolOpts.workerNoAutoScale : null);
+                if (workerPoolOpts.workerNoAutoScale != null) {
+                    workerPool.autoScale(!workerPoolOpts.workerNoAutoScale);
+                }
                 if (workerPoolOpts.workerBootDiskSizeGb != null) {
                     workerPool.bootDiskSizeGB(workerPoolOpts.workerBootDiskSizeGb);
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatformTest.java b/src/test/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatformTest.java
index 1cd44047..b9c99bfb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatformTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/seqera/tower/cli/computeenvs/platforms/AzBatchForgePlatformTest.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void testAddDualPoolWithBootDiskSize(MockServerClient mock) {
         );
 
         mock.when(
-                request().withMethod("POST").withPath("/compute-envs").withBody(JsonBody.json("{\"computeEnv\":{\"name\":\"azure\",\"platform\":\"azure-batch\",\"config\":{\"workDir\":\"az://nextflow-ci/jordeu\",\"region\":\"europe\",\"forge\":{\"disposeOnDeletion\":true,\"bootDiskSizeGB\":100,\"headPool\":{\"bootDiskSizeGB\":50},\"workerPool\":{\"bootDiskSizeGB\":200}}},\"credentialsId\":\"57Ic6reczFn78H1DTaaXkp\"}}")), exactly(1)
+                request().withMethod("POST").withPath("/compute-envs").withBody(JsonBody.json("{\"computeEnv\":{\"name\":\"azure\",\"platform\":\"azure-batch\",\"config\":{\"workDir\":\"az://nextflow-ci/jordeu\",\"region\":\"europe\",\"forge\":{\"disposeOnDeletion\":true,\"bootDiskSizeGB\":100,\"headPool\":{\"autoScale\":true,\"bootDiskSizeGB\":50},\"workerPool\":{\"autoScale\":true,\"bootDiskSizeGB\":200}}},\"credentialsId\":\"57Ic6reczFn78H1DTaaXkp\"}}")), exactly(1)
         ).respond(
                 response().withStatusCode(200).withBody("{\"computeEnvId\":\"isnEDBLvHDAIteOEF44ow\"}").withContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
         );
@@ -129,4 +129,52 @@ void testAddDualPoolWithBootDiskSize(MockServerClient mock) {
         assertEquals(0, out.exitCode);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testAddDualPoolEnablesAutoscalingByDefault(MockServerClient mock) {
+
+        mock.reset();
+
+        mock.when(
+                request().withMethod("GET").withPath("/credentials").withQueryStringParameter("platformId", "azure-batch"), exactly(1)
+        ).respond(
+                response().withStatusCode(200).withBody("{\"credentials\":[{\"id\":\"57Ic6reczFn78H1DTaaXkp\",\"name\":\"azure\",\"description\":null,\"discriminator\":\"azure\",\"baseUrl\":null,\"category\":null,\"deleted\":null,\"lastUsed\":null,\"dateCreated\":\"2021-09-07T13:50:21Z\",\"lastUpdated\":\"2021-09-07T13:50:21Z\"}]}").withContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+        );
+
+        mock.when(
+                request().withMethod("POST").withPath("/compute-envs").withBody(JsonBody.json("{\"computeEnv\":{\"name\":\"azure\",\"platform\":\"azure-batch\",\"config\":{\"workDir\":\"az://nextflow-ci/jordeu\",\"region\":\"europe\",\"forge\":{\"disposeOnDeletion\":true,\"headPool\":{\"vmCount\":8,\"autoScale\":true},\"workerPool\":{\"vmCount\":32,\"autoScale\":true}}},\"credentialsId\":\"57Ic6reczFn78H1DTaaXkp\"}}")), exactly(1)
+        ).respond(
+                response().withStatusCode(200).withBody("{\"computeEnvId\":\"isnEDBLvHDAIteOEF44ow\"}").withContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+        );
+
+        ExecOut out = exec(mock, "compute-envs", "add", "azure-batch", "forge", "-n", "azure", "-l", "europe", "--work-dir", "az://nextflow-ci/jordeu", "--dual-pool", "--head-vm-count", "8", "--worker-vm-count", "32");
+
+        assertEquals("", out.stdErr);
+        assertEquals(new ComputeEnvAdded("azure-batch", "isnEDBLvHDAIteOEF44ow", "azure", null, USER_WORKSPACE_NAME).toString(), out.stdOut);
+        assertEquals(0, out.exitCode);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testAddDualPoolDisablesAutoscalingExplicitly(MockServerClient mock) {
+
+        mock.reset();
+
+        mock.when(
+                request().withMethod("GET").withPath("/credentials").withQueryStringParameter("platformId", "azure-batch"), exactly(1)
+        ).respond(
+                response().withStatusCode(200).withBody("{\"credentials\":[{\"id\":\"57Ic6reczFn78H1DTaaXkp\",\"name\":\"azure\",\"description\":null,\"discriminator\":\"azure\",\"baseUrl\":null,\"category\":null,\"deleted\":null,\"lastUsed\":null,\"dateCreated\":\"2021-09-07T13:50:21Z\",\"lastUpdated\":\"2021-09-07T13:50:21Z\"}]}").withContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+        );
+
+        mock.when(
+                request().withMethod("POST").withPath("/compute-envs").withBody(JsonBody.json("{\"computeEnv\":{\"name\":\"azure\",\"platform\":\"azure-batch\",\"config\":{\"workDir\":\"az://nextflow-ci/jordeu\",\"region\":\"europe\",\"forge\":{\"disposeOnDeletion\":true,\"headPool\":{\"autoScale\":false},\"workerPool\":{\"autoScale\":false}}},\"credentialsId\":\"57Ic6reczFn78H1DTaaXkp\"}}")), exactly(1)
+        ).respond(
+                response().withStatusCode(200).withBody("{\"computeEnvId\":\"isnEDBLvHDAIteOEF44ow\"}").withContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+        );
+
+        ExecOut out = exec(mock, "compute-envs", "add", "azure-batch", "forge", "-n", "azure", "-l", "europe", "--work-dir", "az://nextflow-ci/jordeu", "--dual-pool", "--head-no-auto-scale", "--worker-no-auto-scale");
+
+        assertEquals("", out.stdErr);
+        assertEquals(new ComputeEnvAdded("azure-batch", "isnEDBLvHDAIteOEF44ow", "azure", null, USER_WORKSPACE_NAME).toString(), out.stdOut);
+        assertEquals(0, out.exitCode);
+    }
+
 }