diff --git a/distro/configuration/globalproperties/globalproperties-core_data.xml b/distro/configuration/globalproperties/globalproperties-core_data.xml
index 5d6c604d8..a816f9fb8 100644
--- a/distro/configuration/globalproperties/globalproperties-core_data.xml
+++ b/distro/configuration/globalproperties/globalproperties-core_data.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
         <globalProperty>
             <property>visits.assignmentHandler</property>
             <value>org.openmrs.api.handler.ExistingVisitAssignmentHandler</value>
+        </globalProperty>    
+        <globalProperty>
+            <property>visits.allowOverlappingVisits</property>
+            <value>false</value>
         </globalProperty>
     </globalProperties>
-</config>
\ No newline at end of file
+</config>