diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/1f60f60c3401_embedding_model_search_settings.py b/backend/alembic/versions/1f60f60c3401_embedding_model_search_settings.py
index 42f4c22ed..f5b21c81d 100644
--- a/backend/alembic/versions/1f60f60c3401_embedding_model_search_settings.py
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/1f60f60c3401_embedding_model_search_settings.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
     op.add_column(
         "search_settings",
         sa.Column(
-            "multipass_indexing", sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default="true"
+            "multipass_indexing", sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default="false"
         ),
     )
     op.add_column(