diff --git a/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md b/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md
index 920c79b640d..aa553cc218d 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/addOns/automation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ### Fixed
 - Templates generated with `-autogenmin` or `-autogenmax` were invalid in some cases.
 - Allow to choose one thread for the `activeScan` job through the GUI.
+- Active Scan jobs will once again use the default policy if neither a policy nor a policyDefinition has been set.
 
 ## [0.43.0] - 2024-10-07
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJob.java b/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJob.java
index e1f6a18d580..6f62d0f6f5b 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJob.java
+++ b/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJob.java
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ public void verifyParameters(AutomationProgress progress) {
                             params, this.parameters, this.getName(), null, progress);
                     break;
                 case "policyDefinition":
-                    // Parse the policy defn
-                    PolicyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(
-                            jobData.get(key), policyDefinition, this.getName(), progress);
-                    break;
                 case "name":
                 case "tests":
                 case "type":
@@ -115,7 +111,8 @@ public void verifyParameters(AutomationProgress progress) {
                     break;
             }
         }
-
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(
+                jobData.get("policyDefinition"), this.getName(), progress);
         this.verifyUser(this.getParameters().getUser(), progress);
     }
 
diff --git a/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanPolicyJob.java b/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanPolicyJob.java
index ccbcdda9b66..01584e1ec14 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanPolicyJob.java
+++ b/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanPolicyJob.java
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ public void verifyParameters(AutomationProgress progress) {
                     break;
                 case "policyDefinition":
                     // Parse the policy defn
-                    PolicyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(
-                            jobData.get(key), policyDefinition, this.getName(), progress);
+                    policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(
+                            jobData.get(key), this.getName(), progress);
                     break;
                 case "name":
                 case "tests":
diff --git a/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinition.java b/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinition.java
index 5c30959c4e5..1911527656e 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinition.java
+++ b/addOns/automation/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinition.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import org.parosproxy.paros.Constant;
@@ -31,36 +32,49 @@
 import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.PluginFactory;
 import org.zaproxy.addon.automation.AutomationData;
 import org.zaproxy.addon.automation.AutomationProgress;
-import org.zaproxy.addon.automation.jobs.PolicyDefinition.Rule;
 import org.zaproxy.zap.extension.ascan.ScanPolicy;
 
 @Getter
 @Setter
 public class PolicyDefinition extends AutomationData {
 
+    private static final String DEFAULT_STRENGTH_KEY = "defaultStrength";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_THRESHOLD_KEY = "defaultThreshold";
+
     protected static final String RULES_ELEMENT_NAME = "rules";
 
     private String defaultStrength = JobUtils.strengthToI18n(AttackStrength.MEDIUM.name());
     private String defaultThreshold = JobUtils.thresholdToI18n(AlertThreshold.MEDIUM.name());
     private List<Rule> rules = new ArrayList<>();
 
-    public static void parsePolicyDefinition(
-            Object policyDefnObj,
-            PolicyDefinition policyDefinition,
-            String jobName,
-            AutomationProgress progress) {
+    public void parsePolicyDefinition(
+            Object policyDefnObj, String jobName, AutomationProgress progress) {
 
+        if (policyDefnObj == null) {
+            this.defaultStrength = null;
+            return;
+        }
         if (policyDefnObj instanceof LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) {
-            LinkedHashMap<?, ?> policyDefnData = (LinkedHashMap<?, ?>) policyDefnObj;
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            LinkedHashMap<Object, Object> policyDefnData =
+                    (LinkedHashMap<Object, Object>) policyDefnObj;
+
+            checkAndSetDefault(policyDefnData, DEFAULT_STRENGTH_KEY, AttackStrength.MEDIUM.name());
+            checkAndSetDefault(policyDefnData, DEFAULT_THRESHOLD_KEY, AlertThreshold.MEDIUM.name());
+
+            if (policyDefnData.isEmpty() || undefinedDefinition(policyDefnData)) {
+                this.defaultStrength = null;
+                return;
+            }
 
             JobUtils.applyParamsToObject(
                     policyDefnData,
-                    policyDefinition,
+                    this,
                     jobName,
                     new String[] {PolicyDefinition.RULES_ELEMENT_NAME},
                     progress);
 
-            List<Rule> rules = new ArrayList<>();
+            this.rules = new ArrayList<>();
             ScanPolicy scanPolicy = new ScanPolicy();
             PluginFactory pluginFactory = scanPolicy.getPluginFactory();
 
@@ -89,7 +103,7 @@ public static void parsePolicyDefinition(
                             if (strength != null) {
                                 rule.setStrength(strength.name().toLowerCase());
                             }
-                            rules.add(rule);
+                            this.rules.add(rule);
 
                         } else {
                             progress.warn(
@@ -98,7 +112,6 @@ public static void parsePolicyDefinition(
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                policyDefinition.setRules(rules);
             } else if (o != null) {
                 progress.warn(
                         Constant.messages.getString(
@@ -117,7 +130,32 @@ public static void parsePolicyDefinition(
         }
     }
 
+    private static void checkAndSetDefault(
+            LinkedHashMap<Object, Object> policyDefnData, String key, String value) {
+        if (policyDefnData.containsKey(key) && policyDefnData.get(key) == null) {
+            policyDefnData.put(key, value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean undefinedDefinition(Map<?, ?> policyDefnData) {
+        Object rules = policyDefnData.get(RULES_ELEMENT_NAME);
+        boolean rulesInvalid = false;
+        if (rules instanceof List<?>) {
+            rulesInvalid = ((List<?>) rules).isEmpty();
+        } else if ((String) rules == null) {
+            rulesInvalid = true;
+        }
+        return (String) policyDefnData.get(DEFAULT_STRENGTH_KEY) == null
+                && (String) policyDefnData.get(DEFAULT_THRESHOLD_KEY) == null
+                && rulesInvalid;
+    }
+
     public ScanPolicy getScanPolicy(String jobName, AutomationProgress progress) {
+        if (getDefaultStrength() == null) {
+            // Nothing defined
+            return null;
+        }
+
         ScanPolicy scanPolicy = new ScanPolicy();
 
         // Set default strength
diff --git a/addOns/automation/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/resources/help/contents/job-ascan.html b/addOns/automation/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/resources/help/contents/job-ascan.html
index a62bf34a342..e06039e9863 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/resources/help/contents/job-ascan.html
+++ b/addOns/automation/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/resources/help/contents/job-ascan.html
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ <H2>YAML</H2>
         threshold:                     # String: The Alert Threshold for this rule, one of Off, Low, Medium, High, default: Medium
 </pre>
 
+<strong>Note</strong>: Unless the <code>defaultThreshold</code> of the <code>policyDefinition</code> is <code>OFF</code> all rules will be enabled to start with.
+
 <p>
 The policy can be one defined by a previous <a href="job-ascanpolicy.html">activeScan-policy</a> job, or by a scan policy file
 that has been put in <code>policies</code> directory under ZAP's <a href="https://www.zaproxy.org/faq/what-is-the-default-directory-that-zap-uses/">HOME directory</a> .
diff --git a/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJobUnitTest.java b/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJobUnitTest.java
index 598b5a334e5..8e501db6c1e 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJobUnitTest.java
+++ b/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJobUnitTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.EnumSource;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentMatcher;
 import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ void shouldReturnWarningOnUnexpectedElement() throws MalformedURLException {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void shouldReturnScanPolicyForDefaultData() throws MalformedURLException {
+    void shouldReturnNullScanPolicyForEmptyData() {
         // Given
         ActiveScanJob job = new ActiveScanJob();
         AutomationProgress progress = new AutomationProgress();
@@ -447,14 +449,66 @@ void shouldReturnScanPolicyForDefaultData() throws MalformedURLException {
         job.verifyParameters(progress);
         ScanPolicy policy = job.getData().getPolicyDefinition().getScanPolicy(null, progress);
 
+        // Then
+        assertThat(policy, is(equalTo(null)));
+        assertThat(progress.hasWarnings(), is(equalTo(false)));
+        assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @EnumSource(
+            value = AttackStrength.class,
+            mode = EnumSource.Mode.EXCLUDE,
+            names = {"DEFAULT"})
+    void shouldReturnScanPolicyIfOnlyDefaultStrength(AttackStrength attackStrength) {
+        // Given
+        ActiveScanJob job = new ActiveScanJob();
+        AutomationProgress progress = new AutomationProgress();
+        LinkedHashMap<String, LinkedHashMap<?, ?>> data = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        LinkedHashMap<String, String> policyDefn = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        policyDefn.put("defaultStrength", attackStrength.name());
+        data.put("policyDefinition", policyDefn);
+
+        // When
+        job.setJobData(data);
+        job.verifyParameters(progress);
+        ScanPolicy policy = job.getData().getPolicyDefinition().getScanPolicy(null, progress);
+
         // Then
         assertThat(policy, is(notNullValue()));
-        assertThat(policy.getDefaultStrength(), is(AttackStrength.MEDIUM));
+        assertThat(policy.getDefaultStrength(), is(attackStrength));
         assertThat(policy.getDefaultThreshold(), is(AlertThreshold.MEDIUM));
         assertThat(progress.hasWarnings(), is(equalTo(false)));
         assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
     }
 
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @EnumSource(
+            value = AlertThreshold.class,
+            mode = EnumSource.Mode.EXCLUDE,
+            names = {"DEFAULT"})
+    void shouldReturnScanPolicyIfOnlyDefaultThreshold(AlertThreshold alertThreshold) {
+        // Given
+        ActiveScanJob job = new ActiveScanJob();
+        AutomationProgress progress = new AutomationProgress();
+        LinkedHashMap<String, LinkedHashMap<?, ?>> data = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        LinkedHashMap<String, String> policyDefn = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        policyDefn.put("defaultThreshold", alertThreshold.name());
+        data.put("policyDefinition", policyDefn);
+
+        // When
+        job.setJobData(data);
+        job.verifyParameters(progress);
+        ScanPolicy policy = job.getData().getPolicyDefinition().getScanPolicy(null, progress);
+
+        // Then
+        assertThat(policy, is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(policy.getDefaultStrength(), is(AttackStrength.MEDIUM));
+        assertThat(policy.getDefaultThreshold(), is(alertThreshold));
+        assertThat(progress.hasWarnings(), is(equalTo(false)));
+        assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldSetScanPolicyDefaults() throws MalformedURLException {
         // Given
diff --git a/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJobPolicyUnitTest.java b/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanPolicyJobUnitTest.java
similarity index 99%
rename from addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJobPolicyUnitTest.java
rename to addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanPolicyJobUnitTest.java
index 737316cf981..6ebe8747915 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanJobPolicyUnitTest.java
+++ b/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/ActiveScanPolicyJobUnitTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 import org.zaproxy.zap.utils.I18N;
 import org.zaproxy.zap.utils.ZapXmlConfiguration;
 
-class ActiveScanPolicyJobPolicyUnitTest {
+class ActiveScanPolicyJobUnitTest {
 
     private static MockedStatic<CommandLine> mockedCmdLine;
     private ExtensionActiveScan extAScan;
diff --git a/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinitionUnitTest.java b/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinitionUnitTest.java
index 7fbcb794422..fc939851689 100644
--- a/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinitionUnitTest.java
+++ b/addOns/automation/src/test/java/org/zaproxy/addon/automation/jobs/PolicyDefinitionUnitTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -33,17 +35,23 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.parosproxy.paros.CommandLine;
 import org.parosproxy.paros.Constant;
 import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.AbstractPlugin;
+import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.Plugin;
+import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.Plugin.AlertThreshold;
+import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.Plugin.AttackStrength;
 import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.PluginFactory;
 import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.PluginFactoryTestHelper;
 import org.parosproxy.paros.core.scanner.PluginTestHelper;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
 import org.zaproxy.addon.automation.AutomationProgress;
 import org.zaproxy.addon.automation.jobs.PolicyDefinition.Rule;
+import org.zaproxy.zap.extension.ascan.ScanPolicy;
 import org.zaproxy.zap.utils.I18N;
 
 class PolicyDefinitionUnitTest {
@@ -189,7 +197,7 @@ void shouldParseValidDefinition() {
         Object data = yaml.load(yamlStr);
 
         // When
-        PolicyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, policyDefinition, "test", progress);
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, "test", progress);
 
         // Then
         assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
@@ -223,7 +231,7 @@ void shouldWarnIfUnknownRule() {
         Object data = yaml.load(yamlStr);
 
         // When
-        PolicyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, policyDefinition, "test", progress);
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, "test", progress);
 
         // Then
         assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
@@ -250,7 +258,7 @@ void shouldWarnIfDefnNotList() {
         Object data = yaml.load(yamlStr);
 
         // When
-        PolicyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, policyDefinition, "test", progress);
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, "test", progress);
 
         // Then
         assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
@@ -270,7 +278,7 @@ void shouldWarnIfRulesNotList() {
         Object data = yaml.load(yamlStr);
 
         // When
-        PolicyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, policyDefinition, "test", progress);
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, "test", progress);
 
         // Then
         assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
@@ -279,4 +287,66 @@ void shouldWarnIfRulesNotList() {
         assertThat(
                 progress.getWarnings().get(0), is(equalTo("!automation.error.options.badlist!")));
     }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(
+            strings = {
+                "  defaultStrength: \n" + "  defaultThreshold: \n" + "  rules: ",
+                "defaultStrength:",
+                "defaultThreshold:"
+            })
+    void shouldReturnPolicyWithDefaultsIfDefinitionYamlContainsUndefinedStrengthThreshold(
+            String defnYamlStr) {
+        // Given
+        AutomationProgress progress = new AutomationProgress();
+        Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
+        Object data = yaml.load(defnYamlStr);
+
+        // When
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, "test", progress);
+
+        // Then
+        assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
+        assertThat(progress.hasWarnings(), is(equalTo(false)));
+        ScanPolicy policy = policyDefinition.getScanPolicy("test", progress);
+        assertThat(policy, is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(policy.getDefaultStrength(), is(equalTo(AttackStrength.MEDIUM)));
+        assertThat(policy.getDefaultThreshold(), is(equalTo(AlertThreshold.MEDIUM)));
+        List<Plugin> rules = policy.getPluginFactory().getAllPlugin();
+        assertValueAppliedToRules(
+                rules.get(0),
+                rules.get(rules.size() - 1),
+                AttackStrength.MEDIUM,
+                AlertThreshold.MEDIUM);
+    }
+
+    private static void assertValueAppliedToRules(
+            Plugin first, Plugin last, AttackStrength expectedStr, AlertThreshold expectedThold) {
+        assertThat(first.getAttackStrength(), is(equalTo(expectedStr)));
+        assertThat(last.getAttackStrength(), is(equalTo(expectedStr)));
+        assertThat(first.getAlertThreshold(), is(equalTo(expectedThold)));
+        assertThat(last.getAlertThreshold(), is(equalTo(expectedThold)));
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(
+            strings = {
+                "{}",
+                "",
+                "rules: \n",
+            })
+    void shouldReturnNullPolicyIfDefinitionYamlIsEmptyOrNullObject(String defnYamlStr) {
+        // Given
+        AutomationProgress progress = new AutomationProgress();
+        Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
+        Object data = yaml.load(defnYamlStr);
+
+        // When
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(data, "test", progress);
+
+        // Then
+        assertThat(progress.hasErrors(), is(equalTo(false)));
+        assertThat(progress.hasWarnings(), is(equalTo(false)));
+        assertThat(policyDefinition.getScanPolicy("test", progress), is(nullValue()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/addOns/sequence/CHANGELOG.md b/addOns/sequence/CHANGELOG.md
index 0546d150c1b..63a5f2719fd 100644
--- a/addOns/sequence/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/addOns/sequence/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
   - `sequence-import` to import HARs as sequences.
   - `sequence-activeScan` to active scan sequences.
 - Data for reporting.
-- Sequence active scan policy.
 - Stats for import automation and active scan.
+- Sequence active scan policy which will be used if neither a policy nor policyDefinition are set.
 
 ### Changed
 - Update minimum ZAP version to 2.15.0.
diff --git a/addOns/sequence/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/automation/SequenceActiveScanJob.java b/addOns/sequence/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/automation/SequenceActiveScanJob.java
index 6908195169d..894e75ce1ff 100644
--- a/addOns/sequence/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/automation/SequenceActiveScanJob.java
+++ b/addOns/sequence/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/automation/SequenceActiveScanJob.java
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public class SequenceActiveScanJob extends AutomationJob {
     private static final String PARAM_SEQUENCE = "sequence";
     private static final String PARAM_USER = "user";
 
+    private static final String DEFAULT_SEQ_POLICY = "Sequence";
+
     private final ExtensionActiveScan extAScan;
     private final ExtensionScript extScript;
 
@@ -115,10 +117,6 @@ public void verifyParameters(AutomationProgress progress) {
                             params, this.parameters, this.getName(), null, progress);
                     break;
                 case "policyDefinition":
-                    // Parse the policy defn
-                    PolicyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(
-                            jobData.get(key), policyDefinition, this.getName(), progress);
-                    break;
                 case "name":
                 case "tests":
                 case "type":
@@ -132,6 +130,8 @@ public void verifyParameters(AutomationProgress progress) {
                     break;
             }
         }
+        policyDefinition.parsePolicyDefinition(
+                jobData.get("policyDefinition"), this.getName(), progress);
 
         this.verifyUser(this.getParameters().getUser(), progress);
     }
@@ -376,6 +376,6 @@ public static class Parameters extends AutomationData {
         private String sequence = "";
         private String context = "";
         private String user = "";
-        private String policy = "";
+        private String policy = DEFAULT_SEQ_POLICY;
     }
 }
diff --git a/addOns/sequence/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/help/contents/automation.html b/addOns/sequence/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/help/contents/automation.html
index 35998b4e249..5645d11d570 100644
--- a/addOns/sequence/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/help/contents/automation.html
+++ b/addOns/sequence/src/main/javahelp/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/help/contents/automation.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <H2>Job: sequence-activeScan</H2>
       sequence:                                # String: The name of the sequence, or empty to active scan all sequences.
       context:                                 # String: Context to use when active scanning, default: first context.
       user:                                    # String: An optional user to use for authentication, must be defined in the env.
-      policy:                                  # String: Name of the scan policy to be used, default: Default Policy.
+      policy:                                  # String: Name of the scan policy to be used, default: Sequence.
     policyDefinition:                          # The policy definition - only used if the 'policy' is not set
       defaultStrength:                         # String: The default Attack Strength for all rules, one of Low, Medium, High, Insane (not recommended), default: Medium
       defaultThreshold:                        # String: The default Alert Threshold for all rules, one of Off, Low, Medium, High, default: Medium
@@ -57,5 +57,7 @@ <H2>Job: sequence-activeScan</H2>
         onFail: 'info'                         # String: One of 'warn', 'error', 'info', mandatory
 </pre>
 
+<strong>Note</strong>: Unless the <code>defaultThreshold</code> of the <code>policyDefinition</code> is <code>OFF</code> all rules will be enabled to start with.
+
 </BODY>
 </HTML>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addOns/sequence/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/sequence-activeScan-max.yaml b/addOns/sequence/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/sequence-activeScan-max.yaml
index ca8bc1a7b6f..5500fdf6976 100644
--- a/addOns/sequence/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/sequence-activeScan-max.yaml
+++ b/addOns/sequence/src/main/resources/org/zaproxy/zap/extension/sequence/resources/sequence-activeScan-max.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
       sequence:                                # String: The name of the sequence, or empty to active scan all sequences.
       context:                                 # String: Context to use when active scanning, default: first context.
       user:                                    # String: An optional user to use for authentication, must be defined in the env.
-      policy:                                  # String: Name of the scan policy to be used, default: Default Policy.
+      policy:                                  # String: Name of the scan policy to be used, default: Sequence.
     policyDefinition:                          # The policy definition - only used if the 'policy' is not set
       defaultStrength:                         # String: The default Attack Strength for all rules, one of Low, Medium, High, Insane (not recommended), default: Medium
       defaultThreshold:                        # String: The default Alert Threshold for all rules, one of Off, Low, Medium, High, default: Medium