diff --git a/static_core/runtime/options.yaml b/static_core/runtime/options.yaml
index 4e94c55c52eca436c13224843c1021a6df6b8f13..ecb37b4f82d1b39317f257c504b5f72557541470 100644
--- a/static_core/runtime/options.yaml
+++ b/static_core/runtime/options.yaml
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ options:
 
 - name: verification-mode
   type: std::string
-  default: disabled
+  default: ahead-of-time
   possible_values:
     - disabled
     - on-the-fly