diff --git a/examples/anchors.yaml b/examples/anchors.yaml
index bcb6021..f83e33b 100644
--- a/examples/anchors.yaml
+++ b/examples/anchors.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ exporters:
     compression: gzip
     timeout: 10000
     retry:
-      enabled: true
+      disabled: false
 
 logger_provider:
   processors:
diff --git a/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml b/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml
index 5e8e5fd..8f08e24 100644
--- a/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml
+++ b/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ logger_provider:
             #
             # Environment variable: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_INSECURE
             insecure: false
-            # Configure retry policy
+            # Configure retry policy.
             retry:
-              # Configure retry enabled
-              enabled: true
+              # Configure retry disabled.
+              disabled: false
     # Configure a simple span processor.
     - simple:
         # Configure exporter.
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ meter_provider:
             #
             # Environment variable: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_INSECURE
             insecure: false
-            # Configure retry policy
+            # Configure retry policy.
             retry:
-              # Configure retry enabled
-              enabled: true
+              # Configure retry disabled.
+              disabled: false
             # Configure temporality preference.
             #
             # Environment variable: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TEMPORALITY_PREFERENCE
@@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ tracer_provider:
             #
             # Environment variable: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_INSECURE
             insecure: false
-            # Configure retry policy
+            # Configure retry policy.
             retry:
-              # Configure retry enabled
-              enabled: true
+              # Configure retry disabled.
+              disabled: false
     # Configure a batch span processor.
     - batch:
         # Configure exporter.
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ tracer_provider:
             #
             # Environment variable: OTEL_EXPORTER_ZIPKIN_TIMEOUT
             timeout: 10000
-            # Configure retry policy
+            # Configure retry policy.
             retry:
-              # Configure retry enabled
-              enabled: true
+              # Configure retry disabled.
+              disabled: false
     # Configure a simple span processor.
     - simple:
         # Configure exporter.
diff --git a/schema/common.json b/schema/common.json
index 1c85ab2..2dbdfda 100644
--- a/schema/common.json
+++ b/schema/common.json
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
             "type": "object",
             "additionalProperties": false,
             "properties": {
-                "enabled": {
+                "disabled": {
                     "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": true
+                    "default": false
                 }
             }
         }