diff --git a/.changeset/great-brooms-knock.md b/.changeset/great-brooms-knock.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..309ea993f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-brooms-knock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/cli": patch
+---
+
+`mud verify` now defaults to blockscout if no `--verifier` is provided.
diff --git a/docs/pages/cli/verify.mdx b/docs/pages/cli/verify.mdx
index 220b5fd9aa..bd4769a78b 100644
--- a/docs/pages/cli/verify.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/cli/verify.mdx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Otherwise, the generated bytecode is different and therefore verification fails.
    | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------- |
    | `--worldAddress` | Verify the contracts of the World at the given address | string  | none, error if unspecified   |
    | `--configPath`   | Path to the config file                                | string  | `mud.config.ts`              |
-   | `--verifier`     | The verifier to use (`sourcify`, or `blockscout`)      | string  | `sourcify`                   |
+   | `--verifier`     | The verifier to use (`sourcify`, or `blockscout`)      | string  | `blockscout`                 |
    | `--verifierUrl`  | URL to use to access the verifier's API                | string  | depends on the verifier used |
    | `--profile`      | The foundry profile to use                             | string  | `local`                      |
    | `--rpc`          | URL to the blockchain                                  | string  |                              |
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/verify.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/verify.ts
index 6dc1478cb3..3f46ea5989 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/verify.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/verify.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const verifyOptions = {
     desc: "Enable batch processing of RPC requests in viem client (defaults to batch size of 100 and wait of 1s)",
   },
   srcDir: { type: "string", desc: "Source directory. Defaults to foundry src directory." },
-  verifier: { type: "string", desc: "The verifier to use. Default to sourcify", default: "sourcify" },
+  verifier: { type: "string", desc: "The verifier to use. Defaults to blockscout", default: "blockscout" },
   verifierUrl: {
     type: "string",
     desc: "The verification provider.",