diff --git a/beacon_chain/conf.nim b/beacon_chain/conf.nim
index ab6e63927..5860aa2e8 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/conf.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/conf.nim
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ type
 
       validatorMonitorDetails* {.
         desc: "Publish detailed metrics for each validator individually - may incur significant overhead with large numbers of validators"
-        defaultValue: true
+        defaultValue: false
         name: "validator-monitor-details" .}: bool
 
       validatorMonitorTotals* {.