diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
index 19fd8e62cc..71fcd2a316 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     {"T" ,                       CONFIG_HLP_TDD,         PARAMFLAG_BOOL,  iptr:&tddflag,                      defintval:0,           TYPE_INT,   0}, \
     {"if_freq" ,                 CONFIG_HLP_IF_FREQ,     0,               u64ptr:&(UE->if_freq),              defuintval:0,          TYPE_UINT64,0}, \
     {"if_freq_off" ,             CONFIG_HLP_IF_FREQ_OFF, 0,               iptr:&(UE->if_freq_off),            defuintval:0,          TYPE_INT,   0}, \
-    {"chest-freq",               CONFIG_HLP_CHESTFREQ,   0,               iptr:&(UE->chest_freq),             defintval:1,           TYPE_INT,   0}, \
+    {"chest-freq",               CONFIG_HLP_CHESTFREQ,   0,               iptr:&(UE->chest_freq),             defintval:0,           TYPE_INT,   0}, \
     {"chest-time",               CONFIG_HLP_CHESTTIME,   0,               iptr:&(UE->chest_time),             defintval:0,           TYPE_INT,   0}, \
     {"ue-timing-correction-disable", CONFIG_HLP_DISABLETIMECORR, PARAMFLAG_BOOL, iptr:&(UE->no_timing_correction), defintval:0,      TYPE_INT,   0}, \
 }