diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/common/serverGroup.contribution.ts b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/common/serverGroup.contribution.ts
index 465d4e0f6c..7fabc2b8b7 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/common/serverGroup.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/contrib/objectExplorer/common/serverGroup.contribution.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const serverTreeConfig: IConfigurationNode = {
 	'properties': {
 		'serverTree.useAsyncServerTree': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
-			'default': true,
+			'default': false,
 			'description': localize('serverTree.useAsyncServerTree', "Use the new async server tree for the Servers view and Connection Dialog with support for new features such as dynamic node filtering. Requires a restart to take effect.")
 		}
 	}