diff --git a/awsagentprovider/src/main/java/software/amazon/opentelemetry/javaagent/providers/AwsAppSignalsCustomizerProvider.java b/awsagentprovider/src/main/java/software/amazon/opentelemetry/javaagent/providers/AwsAppSignalsCustomizerProvider.java
index 3560a8384..2c2aae6db 100644
--- a/awsagentprovider/src/main/java/software/amazon/opentelemetry/javaagent/providers/AwsAppSignalsCustomizerProvider.java
+++ b/awsagentprovider/src/main/java/software/amazon/opentelemetry/javaagent/providers/AwsAppSignalsCustomizerProvider.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public void customize(AutoConfigurationCustomizer autoConfiguration) {
   }
 
   private boolean isSmpEnabled(ConfigProperties configProps) {
-    return configProps.getBoolean("otel.smp.enabled", true);
+    return configProps.getBoolean("otel.smp.enabled", false);
   }
 
   private Sampler customizeSampler(Sampler sampler, ConfigProperties configProps) {