diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 20e1edc54e50648c1539ebf5b6d7efdb10ae7ac9..9b11cfc79d7c1beadd311add7455f39ba8d1aa48 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ func init() {
 		rootCmd.Flags().Lookup("forceHistoricalRounds"))
 
 	// Network params
-	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("slowPolling", "", true,
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("slowPolling", "", false,
 		"Enables polling for unfiltered network updates with RSA signatures")
 	viper.BindPFlag("slowPolling",
 		rootCmd.Flags().Lookup("slowPolling"))