diff --git a/interface/src/DiscoverabilityManager.cpp b/interface/src/DiscoverabilityManager.cpp
index 36f6d8633e..94fdacb5c0 100644
--- a/interface/src/DiscoverabilityManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/DiscoverabilityManager.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <QThread>
 
-const Discoverability::Mode DEFAULT_DISCOVERABILITY_MODE = Discoverability::Friends;
+const Discoverability::Mode DEFAULT_DISCOVERABILITY_MODE = Discoverability::Connections;
 
 DiscoverabilityManager::DiscoverabilityManager() :
     _mode("discoverabilityMode", DEFAULT_DISCOVERABILITY_MODE)