diff --git a/src/bin/stellar-xdr/decode.rs b/src/bin/stellar-xdr/decode.rs
index 1f16ddc2..f2ba05b0 100644
--- a/src/bin/stellar-xdr/decode.rs
+++ b/src/bin/stellar-xdr/decode.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub enum InputFormat {
 
 impl Default for InputFormat {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::SingleBase64
+        Self::StreamBase64
     }
 }