diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
index 0f5744bff53c281f1c6e797f862ae18860eba474..436ef2fa8917c9768cdd033d0baa85e41fe4bba8 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (./.gosdnc.toml)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&loglevel, "log-level", "l", "", "log level 'debug' or 'trace'")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "show mne and sbi info")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noGRPCPassthrough, "noGRPCPassthrough", true, "set the default resolve scheme for grpc to not use passthrough, default is false")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noGRPCPassthrough, "noGRPCPassthrough", false, "set the default resolve scheme for grpc to not use passthrough, default is false")
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&grpcPort, "grpc-port", "55055", "port for gRPC NBI")
 }