diff --git a/waku/v2/node/config.nim b/waku/v2/node/config.nim
index 10f629d33..ce2758a95 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/config.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/node/config.nim
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ type
 
     swap* {.
       desc: "Enable swap protocol: true|false",
-      defaultValue: true
+      defaultValue: false
       name: "swap" }: bool
     
     ## Lightpush config