diff --git a/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/bt_action_server.hpp b/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/bt_action_server.hpp
index 3ce2f816e88..24e96d871b0 100644
--- a/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/bt_action_server.hpp
+++ b/nav2_behavior_tree/include/nav2_behavior_tree/bt_action_server.hpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class BtActionServer
   bool always_reload_bt_xml_ = false;
 
   // Parameters for Groot2 monitoring
-  bool enable_groot_monitoring_ = true;
+  bool enable_groot_monitoring_ = false;
   int groot_server_port_ = 1667;
 
   // User-provided callbacks