diff --git a/cmd/internal/analytics.go b/cmd/internal/analytics.go
index c06ce2e6e..98043ca0f 100644
--- a/cmd/internal/analytics.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/analytics.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func InitAnalyticsFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, defaultWriteKey string) {
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().Bool(segmentEnabledFlag, true, "Is segment enabled")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().Bool(segmentEnabledFlag, false, "Is segment enabled")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(segmentApplicationIdFlag, "", "Segment application id")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(segmentWriteKeyFlag, defaultWriteKey, "Segment write key")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Duration(segmentHeartbeatIntervalFlag, 4*time.Hour, "Segment heartbeat interval")