diff --git a/.github/workflows/provider.yml b/.github/workflows/provider.yml
index 9101bf2349..e9d7be7725 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/provider.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/provider.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
       embed_wit:
         description: Whether to include the WIT in the provider archive
         required: false
-        default: false
+        default: true
         type: boolean
     secrets:
       subject:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wasmcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/wasmcloud.yml
index 1147cd4011..8675a13287 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wasmcloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wasmcloud.yml
@@ -595,27 +595,21 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: blobstore-azure
             subject: BLOBSTORE_AZURE_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: blobstore-fs
             subject: BLOBSTORE_FS_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: blobstore-s3
             subject: BLOBSTORE_S3_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: keyvalue-nats
             subject: KEYVALUE_NATS_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: keyvalue-redis
             subject: KEYVALUE_REDIS_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: keyvalue-vault
             subject: KEYVALUE_VAULT_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: http-client
             subject: HTTP_CLIENT_SUBJECT
@@ -627,15 +621,12 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: messaging-kafka
             subject: MESSAGING_KAFKA_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: messaging-nats
             subject: MESSAGING_NATS_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
           - name: sqldb-postgres
             subject: SQLDB_POSTGRES_SUBJECT
-            embed_wit: true
 
     needs:
       - meta
diff --git a/crates/wash-cli/src/par.rs b/crates/wash-cli/src/par.rs
index dbee262a38..b116aa1497 100644
--- a/crates/wash-cli/src/par.rs
+++ b/crates/wash-cli/src/par.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub struct CreateCommand {
     disable_keygen: bool,
 
     /// Location of project directory containing WIT
-    #[clap(long = "wit-directory")]
+    #[clap(long = "wit-directory", env = "WIT_DIR")]
     wit_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
 }