diff --git a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.ohd/utility/common_static/base/hydro/Apps_defaults b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.ohd/utility/common_static/base/hydro/Apps_defaults
index beb35bd209..61ec6fea66 100644
--- a/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.ohd/utility/common_static/base/hydro/Apps_defaults
+++ b/edexOsgi/com.raytheon.uf.common.ohd/utility/common_static/base/hydro/Apps_defaults
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ ArealQpeGenSrv                                 : ON
 DqcPreProcSrv                                  : ON
 DqcPreProcSrv.run_dqc_preprocessor             : ON
 MpeRUCFreezingLevel                            : ON
-MpeLightningSrv                                : ON
+MpeLightningSrv                                : OFF
 #====================================================================================
 
 #===================== run_report_alarm Configuration ===============================