diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
index 45c240f..454cb5f 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	defaultDuration = 1 * time.Minute
-	defaultEvent    = string(api.Wall)
+	defaultEvent    = string(api.Cpu)
 	flameLong       = `Profile existing applications with low-overhead by generating flame graphs.
 
 These commands help you identify application performance issues.