diff --git a/cobra/cmd/root.go b/cobra/cmd/root.go
index 19568f98..2220d498 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/root.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.cobra.yaml)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("author", "a", "YOUR NAME", "author name for copyright attribution")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&userLicense, "license", "l", "", "name of license for the project")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("viper", true, "use Viper for configuration")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("viper", false, "use Viper for configuration")
 	viper.BindPFlag("author", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("author"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("useViper", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("viper"))
 	viper.SetDefault("author", "NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>")