diff --git a/src/FactorGraphTypes.jl b/src/FactorGraphTypes.jl
index 39a28a1d8..f6b919e2d 100644
--- a/src/FactorGraphTypes.jl
+++ b/src/FactorGraphTypes.jl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ mutable struct SolverParams <: DFG.AbstractParams
                 isfixedlag::Bool=false,
                 limitfixeddown::Bool=false,
                 incremental::Bool=true,
-                useMsgLikelihoods::Bool=true,
+                useMsgLikelihoods::Bool=false,
                 upsolve::Bool=true,
                 downsolve::Bool=true,
                 drawtree::Bool=false,