diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-coins-appear.md b/.changeset/plenty-coins-appear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0af91c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-coins-appear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect-aws/ssm": patch
+---
+
+**ConfigProvider** get parameter with decryption by default
diff --git a/packages/ssm/src/ConfigProvider.ts b/packages/ssm/src/ConfigProvider.ts
index aae9f50..1dc08c9 100644
--- a/packages/ssm/src/ConfigProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/ssm/src/ConfigProvider.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ export const fromParameterStore = (config?: {
     primitive: Config.Config.Primitive<A>,
   ): Effect.Effect<Array<A>, ConfigError.ConfigError> => {
     const pathString = makePathString(path);
-    return SSMService.getParameter({ Name: pathString }).pipe(
+    return SSMService.getParameter({
+      Name: pathString,
+      WithDecryption: true,
+    }).pipe(
       Effect.flatMap((value) => Option.fromNullable(value.Parameter?.Value)),
       Effect.catchTag("ParameterNotFound", () =>
         Effect.fail(