diff --git a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java
index 0d0173222c0..b959d4ec1c4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/bisq/common/config/Config.java
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ public Config(String defaultAppName, File defaultUserDataDir, String... args) {
                         "payout transactions")
                         .withRequiredArg()
                         .ofType(boolean.class)
-                        .defaultsTo(true);
+                        .defaultsTo(false);
 
         try {
             CompositeOptionSet options = new CompositeOptionSet();