diff --git a/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LiveReloadConfig.java b/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LiveReloadConfig.java
index 15b50771df6bb..3a287e3c76e10 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LiveReloadConfig.java
+++ b/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LiveReloadConfig.java
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 public class LiveReloadConfig {
 
     /**
-     * Whether or not Quarkus should disable it's ability to not do a full restart
+     * Whether or not Quarkus should enable its ability to not do a full restart
      * when changes to classes are compatible with JVM instrumentation.
      *
-     * If this is set to false, Quarkus will always restart on changes and never perform class redefinition.
+     * If this is set to true, Quarkus will perform class redefinition when possible.
      */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "true")
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "false")
     boolean instrumentation;
 
     /**
diff --git a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/java/io/quarkus/maven/it/DevMojoIT.java b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/java/io/quarkus/maven/it/DevMojoIT.java
index cd1611ab19758..a3c10c7fca51c 100644
--- a/integration-tests/maven/src/test/java/io/quarkus/maven/it/DevMojoIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/maven/src/test/java/io/quarkus/maven/it/DevMojoIT.java
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ public void testThatInstrumentationBasedReloadWorks() throws MavenInvocationExce
         testDir = initProject("projects/classic-inst", "projects/project-intrumentation-reload");
         runAndCheck();
 
-        //if there is an insturmentation based reload this will stay the same
+        // Enable instrumentation based reload to begin with
+        DevModeTestUtils.getHttpResponse("/app/enable");
+
+        //if there is an instrumentation based reload this will stay the same
         String firstUuid = DevModeTestUtils.getHttpResponse("/app/uuid");
 
         // Edit the "Hello" message.