diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go
index 58e6cf576170..216b8df63c0b 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad/main.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 	// prepare and add flags
 	executor := cli.PrepareBaseCmd(rootCmd, "GA", app.DefaultNodeHome)
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().UintVar(&invCheckPeriod, flagInvCheckPeriod,
-		1, "Assert registered invariants every N blocks")
+		0, "Assert registered invariants every N blocks")
 	err := executor.Execute()
 	if err != nil {
 		// handle with #870