diff --git a/examples/utils.py b/examples/utils.py
index cb0edf080..6ccc019a4 100644
--- a/examples/utils.py
+++ b/examples/utils.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ def build_parser(description: str) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
     parser.add_argument("--driver", help="Payment driver name, for example `zksync`")
     parser.add_argument("--network", help="Network name, for example `rinkeby`")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--subnet-tag", default="devnet-beta.2", help="Subnet name; default: %(default)s"
-    )
+    parser.add_argument("--subnet-tag", help="Subnet name; default: %(default)s")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--log-file",
         default=str(default_log_path),
diff --git a/yapapi/engine.py b/yapapi/engine.py
index f24368a38..a278931b3 100644
--- a/yapapi/engine.py
+++ b/yapapi/engine.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 DEFAULT_DRIVER: str = os.getenv("YAGNA_PAYMENT_DRIVER", "zksync").lower()
 DEFAULT_NETWORK: str = os.getenv("YAGNA_NETWORK", "rinkeby").lower()
-DEFAULT_SUBNET: Optional[str] = os.getenv("YAGNA_SUBNET")
+DEFAULT_SUBNET: Optional[str] = os.getenv("YAGNA_SUBNET", "devnet-beta.2")
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("yapapi.executor")