diff --git a/reconstruction/cvt/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/cvt/services/CVTEngine.java b/reconstruction/cvt/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/cvt/services/CVTEngine.java
index 46bed5aa18..ce9554514f 100644
--- a/reconstruction/cvt/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/cvt/services/CVTEngine.java
+++ b/reconstruction/cvt/src/main/java/org/jlab/rec/cvt/services/CVTEngine.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public void setDocacutsum(double docacutsum) {
     private boolean elossPrecorrection  = true;
     private boolean svtSeeding          = true;
     private boolean timeCuts            = true;
-    private boolean hvCuts              = true;
+    private boolean hvCuts              = false;
     public boolean useSVTTimingCuts     =  false;
     public boolean removeOverlappingSeeds = true;
     public boolean flagSeeds = true;