diff --git a/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/HooksConfig.java b/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/HooksConfig.java
index 069487aa469b..d37d3b313163 100644
--- a/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/HooksConfig.java
+++ b/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/HooksConfig.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 @ConfigData("hooks")
 public record HooksConfig(
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "10") @NetworkProperty int maxLambdaSStoreUpdates,
-        @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "true") @NetworkProperty boolean hooksEnabled,
+        @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "false") @NetworkProperty boolean hooksEnabled,
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "5000000") @NetworkProperty long maxNumber,
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "100000000") @NetworkProperty long maxLambdaStorageSlots,
         @ConfigProperty(value = "evm.lambdaIntrinsicGasCost", defaultValue = "1000") @NetworkProperty