diff --git a/atlassian/confluence.py b/atlassian/confluence.py
index 18fc7f452..a226e6a0a 100644
--- a/atlassian/confluence.py
+++ b/atlassian/confluence.py
@@ -758,6 +758,10 @@ def create_page(
         if full_width is True:
             data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-draft"] = {"value": "full-width"}
             data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-published"] = {"value": "full-width"}
+        else:
+            data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-draft"] = {"value": "fixed-width"}
+            data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-published"] = {"value": "fixed-width"}
+
         try:
             response = self.post(url, data=data)
         except HTTPError as e:
@@ -1643,6 +1647,9 @@ def update_page(
         if full_width is True:
             data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-draft"] = {"value": "full-width"}
             data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-published"] = {"value": "full-width"}
+        else:
+            data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-draft"] = {"value": "fixed-width"}
+            data["metadata"]["properties"]["content-appearance-published"] = {"value": "fixed-width"}
         try:
             response = self.put(
                 "rest/api/content/{0}".format(page_id),