diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
index cc3ca523df..69797340dd 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void ViveControllerManager::loadSettings() {
         if (_inputDevice) {
             const double DEFAULT_ARM_CIRCUMFERENCE = 0.33;
             const double DEFAULT_SHOULDER_WIDTH = 0.48;
-            const QString DEFAULT_OUT_OF_RANGE_STRATEGY = "None";
+            const QString DEFAULT_OUT_OF_RANGE_STRATEGY = "Drop";
             _inputDevice->_armCircumference = settings.value("armCircumference", QVariant(DEFAULT_ARM_CIRCUMFERENCE)).toDouble();
             _inputDevice->_shoulderWidth = settings.value("shoulderWidth", QVariant(DEFAULT_SHOULDER_WIDTH)).toDouble();
             _inputDevice->_outOfRangeDataStrategy = stringToOutOfRangeDataStrategy(settings.value("outOfRangeDataStrategy", QVariant(DEFAULT_OUT_OF_RANGE_STRATEGY)).toString());
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
index f59ed9d62a..06e13e1c49 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ private:
         FilteredStick _filteredLeftStick;
         FilteredStick _filteredRightStick;
         std::string _headsetName {""};
-        OutOfRangeDataStrategy _outOfRangeDataStrategy { OutOfRangeDataStrategy::None };
+        OutOfRangeDataStrategy _outOfRangeDataStrategy { OutOfRangeDataStrategy::Drop };
 
         std::vector<PuckPosePair> _validTrackedObjects;
         std::map<uint32_t, glm::mat4> _pucksPostOffset;