diff --git a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/beans/RateLimiterPayload.java b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/beans/RateLimiterPayload.java
index a750c7bca37..82bfcab00db 100644
--- a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/beans/RateLimiterPayload.java
+++ b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/beans/RateLimiterPayload.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 /** POJO for Rate Limiter Metadata Configuration */
 public class RateLimiterPayload implements ReflectMapWriter {
-  @JsonProperty public Boolean enabled;
+  @JsonProperty public Boolean enabled = false;
 
   @JsonProperty public Integer guaranteedSlots;