diff --git a/src/legacy/status_im/node/core.cljs b/src/legacy/status_im/node/core.cljs
index f497c935670..c5ecd37fd61 100644
--- a/src/legacy/status_im/node/core.cljs
+++ b/src/legacy/status_im/node/core.cljs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
    :PeerExchange   true
    :Port           0
    :UDPPort        0
-   :LightClient    true})
+   :LightClient    false})
 
 (def login-node-config
   {:WalletConfig (cond-> {:Enabled true}
diff --git a/src/status_im/contexts/profile/config.cljs b/src/status_im/contexts/profile/config.cljs
index 137f97df5e3..2a42f954a00 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contexts/profile/config.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contexts/profile/config.cljs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             :upstreamConfig           config/default-network-rpc-url
             :networkId                config/default-network-id
             :currentNetwork           config/default-network
-            :wakuV2LightClient        true
+            :wakuV2LightClient        false
             :previewPrivacy           config/blank-preview?})))
 
 (defn strip-file-prefix