diff --git a/conf/onos_node.conf b/conf/onos_node.conf
index 81319c3..5688ce1 100644
--- a/conf/onos_node.conf
+++ b/conf/onos_node.conf
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 # RAMCloud server option logCleanerThreads (1 by default)
 #ramcloud.server.logCleanerThreads = 1
 
-# RAMCloud server option detectFailures [0=disabled] (1 by default)
+# RAMCloud server option detectFailures [0=disabled] (0 by default)
 # Note: Disable this option when running on low performing VM, etc.
-#ramcloud.server.detectFailures = 1
+#ramcloud.server.detectFailures = 0
 
 # RAMCloud server option replicas (0 by default)
 # This value must be the same cluster wide.
diff --git a/onos.sh b/onos.sh
index 508ae3e..beb874f 100755
--- a/onos.sh
+++ b/onos.sh
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
 
   local masterServiceThreads=$(read-conf ${ONOS_CONF} ramcloud.server.masterServiceThreads 5)
   local logCleanerThreads=$(read-conf ${ONOS_CONF}    ramcloud.server.logCleanerThreads    1)
-  local detectFailures=$(read-conf ${ONOS_CONF}       ramcloud.server.detectFailures       1)
+  local detectFailures=$(read-conf ${ONOS_CONF}       ramcloud.server.detectFailures       0)
 
   # TODO Configuration for ZK address, port
   local zk_addr="localhost:2181"