diff --git a/cobra/cmd/add_test.go b/cobra/cmd/add_test.go
index 0b32ca67..c9b185b5 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/add_test.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/add_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 func TestGoldenAddCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	viper.Set("useViper", true)
 	command := &Command{
 		CmdName:   "test",
 		CmdParent: parentName,
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/root.go b/cobra/cmd/root.go
index 350df103..ae961bea 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright © 2015 Steve Francia <spf@spf13.com>.
+// Copyright © 2021 Steve Francia <spf@spf13.com>.
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ 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")
 	cobra.CheckErr(viper.BindPFlag("author", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("author")))
 	cobra.CheckErr(viper.BindPFlag("useViper", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("viper")))
 	viper.SetDefault("author", "NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>")