diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index b07117b4be..d5547b0d58 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(networkMenu,
         MenuOption::DisableCrashLogger,
         0,
-        false,
+        true,
         &UserActivityLogger::getInstance(),
         SLOT(crashMonitorDisable(bool)));
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(networkMenu, MenuOption::ShowDSConnectTable, 0,
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
index 98a707155e..0a4103109f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLogger.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private slots:
 private:
     UserActivityLogger();
     Setting::Handle<bool> _disabled { "UserActivityLoggerDisabled", true };
-    Setting::Handle<bool> _crashMonitorDisabled { "CrashMonitorDisabled", false };
+    Setting::Handle<bool> _crashMonitorDisabled { "CrashMonitorDisabled", true };
 
     QElapsedTimer _timer;
 };