diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/hazelcast/PayaraHazelcastTenantFactory.java b/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/hazelcast/PayaraHazelcastTenantFactory.java
index 1229aef56a5..65710164c3b 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/hazelcast/PayaraHazelcastTenantFactory.java
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/src/main/java/fish/payara/nucleus/hazelcast/PayaraHazelcastTenantFactory.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
  *
- * Copyright (c) [2016-2020] Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) [2016-2021] Payara Foundation and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
  * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ public class PayaraHazelcastTenantFactory implements TenantControlFactory {
     private final JavaEEContextUtil ctxUtil = Globals.getDefaultHabitat().getService(JavaEEContextUtil.class);
     private final InvocationManager invocationMgr = Globals.getDefaultHabitat().getService(InvocationManager.class);
 
-    static boolean blockingDisabled = Boolean.getBoolean(DISABLE_BLOCKING_PROPERTY);
+    static boolean blockingDisabled = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty(DISABLE_BLOCKING_PROPERTY,
+            Boolean.TRUE.toString()));
 
     @Override
     public TenantControl saveCurrentTenant() {