diff --git a/kadi/commands/commands.py b/kadi/commands/commands.py
index c369487e..ddc9d7de 100644
--- a/kadi/commands/commands.py
+++ b/kadi/commands/commands.py
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ def get_cmds(start=None, stop=None, inclusive_stop=False, **kwargs):
     return out
 
 
-def get_cmds_from_backstop(backstop, remove_starcat=True):
+def get_cmds_from_backstop(backstop, remove_starcat=False):
     """
     Initialize a ``CommandTable`` from ``backstop``, which can either
     be a string file name or a backstop table from ``parse_cm.read_backstop``.
 
     :param backstop: str or Table
-    :param remove_starcat: remove star catalog command parameters (default=True)
+    :param remove_starcat: remove star catalog command parameters (default=False)
     :returns: :class:`~kadi.commands.commands.CommandTable` of commands
     """
     if isinstance(backstop, Path):
diff --git a/kadi/commands/tests/test_commands.py b/kadi/commands/tests/test_commands.py
index b5bb5771..f65b9ccb 100644
--- a/kadi/commands/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/kadi/commands/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_get_cmds_inclusive_stop():
 
 def test_get_cmds_from_backstop_and_add_cmds():
     bs_file = Path(parse_cm.tests.__file__).parent / 'data' / 'CR182_0803.backstop'
-    bs_cmds = commands.get_cmds_from_backstop(bs_file)
+    bs_cmds = commands.get_cmds_from_backstop(bs_file, remove_starcat=True)
 
     cmds = commands.get_cmds(start='2018:182:00:00:00',
                              stop='2018:182:08:00:00')
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_get_cmds_from_backstop_and_add_cmds():
     assert np.all(bs_cmds['params'][ok] == {})
 
     # Accept MP_STARCAT commands
-    bs_cmds = commands.get_cmds_from_backstop(bs_file, remove_starcat=False)
+    bs_cmds = commands.get_cmds_from_backstop(bs_file)
     ok = bs_cmds['type'] == 'MP_STARCAT'
     assert np.count_nonzero(ok) == 15
     assert np.all(bs_cmds['params'][ok] != {})