diff --git a/static_core/runtime/options.yaml b/static_core/runtime/options.yaml
index 19f754f7e9bb0278920d8202ece3c6972b27a1dd..de10c799d9f575ffd7145c064e645b675eea82d1 100644
--- a/static_core/runtime/options.yaml
+++ b/static_core/runtime/options.yaml
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ options:
 
 - name: verification-mode
   type: std::string
-  default: disabled
+  default: ahead-of-time
   possible_values:
     - disabled
     - on-the-fly