diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index ca62d3e7cc3..6fc8af5fbb6 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 bool fFeeEstimatesInitialized = false;
 static const bool DEFAULT_PROXYRANDOMIZE = true;
 static const bool DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE = false;
-static const bool DEFAULT_DISABLE_SAFEMODE = false;
+static const bool DEFAULT_DISABLE_SAFEMODE = true;
 static const bool DEFAULT_STOPAFTERBLOCKIMPORT = false;
 
 std::unique_ptr<CConnman> g_connman;