diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java
index 93117405b01..bec05829b4e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/BaseLoadBalancer.java
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public abstract class BaseLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
     "hbase.master.balancer.rejection.buffer.enabled";
   public static final boolean DEFAULT_BALANCER_REJECTION_BUFFER_ENABLED = false;
 
+  public static final boolean DEFAULT_HBASE_MASTER_LOADBALANCE_BYTABLE = false;
+
   protected static final int MIN_SERVER_BALANCE = 2;
   private volatile boolean stopped = false;
 
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ public abstract class BaseLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
 
   protected volatile RegionLocationFinder regionFinder;
   protected boolean useRegionFinder;
-  protected boolean isByTable = false;
+  protected boolean isByTable = DEFAULT_HBASE_MASTER_LOADBALANCE_BYTABLE;
 
   // slop for regions
   protected float slop;
@@ -576,9 +578,10 @@ public abstract class BaseLoadBalancer implements LoadBalancer {
     } else {
       regionFinder = null;
     }
-
-    this.isByTable = conf.getBoolean(HConstants.HBASE_MASTER_LOADBALANCE_BYTABLE, isByTable);
-    LOG.info("slop={}, systemTablesOnMaster={}", this.slop, this.onlySystemTablesOnMaster);
+    this.isByTable = conf.getBoolean(HConstants.HBASE_MASTER_LOADBALANCE_BYTABLE,
+      DEFAULT_HBASE_MASTER_LOADBALANCE_BYTABLE);
+    // Print out base configs. Don't print overallSlop since it for simple balancer exclusively.
+    LOG.info("slop={}", this.slop);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/StochasticLoadBalancer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/StochasticLoadBalancer.java
index a798b4a3dd0..3fdb4a91dec 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/StochasticLoadBalancer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/balancer/StochasticLoadBalancer.java
@@ -106,17 +106,23 @@ public class StochasticLoadBalancer extends BaseLoadBalancer {
 
   protected static final String STEPS_PER_REGION_KEY =
       "hbase.master.balancer.stochastic.stepsPerRegion";
+  protected static final int DEFAULT_STEPS_PER_REGION = 800;
   protected static final String MAX_STEPS_KEY =
       "hbase.master.balancer.stochastic.maxSteps";
+  protected static final int DEFAULT_MAX_STEPS = 1000000;
   protected static final String RUN_MAX_STEPS_KEY =
       "hbase.master.balancer.stochastic.runMaxSteps";
+  protected static final boolean DEFAULT_RUN_MAX_STEPS = false;
   protected static final String MAX_RUNNING_TIME_KEY =
       "hbase.master.balancer.stochastic.maxRunningTime";
+  protected static final long DEFAULT_MAX_RUNNING_TIME = 30 * 1000; // 30 seconds.
   protected static final String KEEP_REGION_LOADS =
       "hbase.master.balancer.stochastic.numRegionLoadsToRemember";
+  protected static final int DEFAULT_KEEP_REGION_LOADS = 15;
   private static final String TABLE_FUNCTION_SEP = "_";
   protected static final String MIN_COST_NEED_BALANCE_KEY =
       "hbase.master.balancer.stochastic.minCostNeedBalance";
+  protected static final float DEFAULT_MIN_COST_NEED_BALANCE = 0.025f;
   protected static final String COST_FUNCTIONS_COST_FUNCTIONS_KEY =
           "hbase.master.balancer.stochastic.additionalCostFunctions";
   public static final String OVERALL_COST_FUNCTION_NAME = "Overall";
@@ -124,12 +130,12 @@ public class StochasticLoadBalancer extends BaseLoadBalancer {
   Map<String, Deque<BalancerRegionLoad>> loads = new HashMap<>();
 
   // values are defaults
-  private int maxSteps = 1000000;
-  private boolean runMaxSteps = false;
-  private int stepsPerRegion = 800;
-  private long maxRunningTime = 30 * 1000 * 1; // 30 seconds.
-  private int numRegionLoadsToRemember = 15;
-  private float minCostNeedBalance = 0.025f;
+  private int maxSteps = DEFAULT_MAX_STEPS;
+  private boolean runMaxSteps = DEFAULT_RUN_MAX_STEPS;
+  private int stepsPerRegion = DEFAULT_STEPS_PER_REGION;
+  private long maxRunningTime = DEFAULT_MAX_RUNNING_TIME;
+  private int numRegionLoadsToRemember = DEFAULT_KEEP_REGION_LOADS;
+  private float minCostNeedBalance = DEFAULT_MIN_COST_NEED_BALANCE;
   private boolean isBalancerDecisionRecording = false;
   private boolean isBalancerRejectionRecording = false;
 
@@ -224,13 +230,13 @@ public class StochasticLoadBalancer extends BaseLoadBalancer {
   @Override
   protected void loadConf(Configuration conf) {
     super.loadConf(conf);
-    maxSteps = conf.getInt(MAX_STEPS_KEY, maxSteps);
-    stepsPerRegion = conf.getInt(STEPS_PER_REGION_KEY, stepsPerRegion);
-    maxRunningTime = conf.getLong(MAX_RUNNING_TIME_KEY, maxRunningTime);
-    runMaxSteps = conf.getBoolean(RUN_MAX_STEPS_KEY, runMaxSteps);
+    maxSteps = conf.getInt(MAX_STEPS_KEY, DEFAULT_MAX_STEPS);
+    stepsPerRegion = conf.getInt(STEPS_PER_REGION_KEY, DEFAULT_STEPS_PER_REGION);
+    maxRunningTime = conf.getLong(MAX_RUNNING_TIME_KEY, DEFAULT_MAX_RUNNING_TIME);
+    runMaxSteps = conf.getBoolean(RUN_MAX_STEPS_KEY, DEFAULT_RUN_MAX_STEPS);
 
-    numRegionLoadsToRemember = conf.getInt(KEEP_REGION_LOADS, numRegionLoadsToRemember);
-    minCostNeedBalance = conf.getFloat(MIN_COST_NEED_BALANCE_KEY, minCostNeedBalance);
+    numRegionLoadsToRemember = conf.getInt(KEEP_REGION_LOADS, DEFAULT_KEEP_REGION_LOADS);
+    minCostNeedBalance = conf.getFloat(MIN_COST_NEED_BALANCE_KEY, DEFAULT_MIN_COST_NEED_BALANCE);
     localityCandidateGenerator = new LocalityBasedCandidateGenerator();
     localityCost = new ServerLocalityCostFunction(conf);
     rackLocalityCost = new RackLocalityCostFunction(conf);