diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 625c9d4..b763610 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Added delete idempotency to the ontap-nas-economy driver as needed by Trident.
 - Fixed an issue where qtrees with names near the 64-character limit could not
   be deleted.
+- Fixed an issue with volume creation on all-flash E-series arrays.
 
 **Enhancements:**
 
diff --git a/storage_drivers/eseries_iscsi.go b/storage_drivers/eseries_iscsi.go
index ae728f5..de784eb 100644
--- a/storage_drivers/eseries_iscsi.go
+++ b/storage_drivers/eseries_iscsi.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (d *ESeriesStorageDriver) Create(name string, sizeBytes uint64, opts map[st
 	}
 
 	// Get media type, or default to "hdd" if not specified
-	mediaType := utils.GetV(opts, "mediaType", "hdd")
+	mediaType := utils.GetV(opts, "mediaType", "")
 
 	// Check for a supported file system type
 	fstype := strings.ToLower(utils.GetV(opts, "fstype|fileSystemType", "ext4"))