diff --git a/packages/caliper-fabric/lib/FabricConnectorFactory.js b/packages/caliper-fabric/lib/FabricConnectorFactory.js
index a6b707e8e..066f50db9 100644
--- a/packages/caliper-fabric/lib/FabricConnectorFactory.js
+++ b/packages/caliper-fabric/lib/FabricConnectorFactory.js
@@ -40,11 +40,14 @@ const _determineInstalledNodeSDKVersion = () => {
     }
 };
 
-const _loadAppropriateConnectorClass = (installedNodeSDKVersion, useGateway) => {
+const _loadAppropriateConnectorClass = (installedNodeSDKVersion) => {
     let connectorPath;
     let walletFacadeFactoryPath;
 
     if (semver.satisfies(installedNodeSDKVersion, '=1.x')) {
+        const useGateway = ConfigUtil.get(ConfigUtil.keys.Fabric.Gateway.Enabled, false);
+        Logger.info(`Initializing ${useGateway ? 'gateway' : 'standard' } connector compatible with installed SDK: ${installedNodeSDKVersion}`);
+
         if (!useGateway) {
             connectorPath = NEW_V1_NODE_CONNECTOR;
             walletFacadeFactoryPath = NEW_V1_WALLET_FACADE_FACTORY;
@@ -58,12 +61,9 @@ const _loadAppropriateConnectorClass = (installedNodeSDKVersion, useGateway) =>
             }
         }
     } else if (semver.satisfies(installedNodeSDKVersion, '=2.x')) {
-        if (!useGateway) {
-            throw new Error(`Caliper currently only supports gateway based operation using the ${installedNodeSDKVersion} Fabric-SDK. Please retry with the gateway flag`);
-        } else {
-            connectorPath = NEW_V2_GATEWAY_CONNECTOR;
-            walletFacadeFactoryPath = NEW_V2_WALLET_FACADE_FACTORY;
-        }
+        Logger.info(`Initializing gateway connector compatible with installed SDK: ${installedNodeSDKVersion}`);
+        connectorPath = NEW_V2_GATEWAY_CONNECTOR;
+        walletFacadeFactoryPath = NEW_V2_WALLET_FACADE_FACTORY;
     } else {
         throw new Error(`Installed SDK version ${installedNodeSDKVersion} did not match any compatible Fabric connectors`);
     }
@@ -96,10 +96,7 @@ const connectorFactory = async (workerIndex) => {
     }
 
     const installedNodeSDKVersion = _determineInstalledNodeSDKVersion();
-    const useGateway = ConfigUtil.get(ConfigUtil.keys.Fabric.Gateway.Enabled, false);
-
-    Logger.info(`Initializing ${useGateway ? 'gateway' : 'standard' } connector compatible with installed SDK: ${installedNodeSDKVersion}`);
-    const {fabricConnectorClass, walletFacadeFactoryClass} = _loadAppropriateConnectorClass(installedNodeSDKVersion, useGateway);
+    const {fabricConnectorClass, walletFacadeFactoryClass} = _loadAppropriateConnectorClass(installedNodeSDKVersion);
     const connectorConfiguration = await new ConnectorConfigurationFactory().create(connectorConfigurationFile, new walletFacadeFactoryClass());
     const fabricConnector = new fabricConnectorClass(connectorConfiguration, workerIndex, 'fabric');
 
diff --git a/packages/caliper-fabric/test/FabricConnectorFactory.js b/packages/caliper-fabric/test/FabricConnectorFactory.js
index cb0fa3d64..1d5278d34 100644
--- a/packages/caliper-fabric/test/FabricConnectorFactory.js
+++ b/packages/caliper-fabric/test/FabricConnectorFactory.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('A Fabric Connector Factory', () => {
         mockery.deregisterAll();
     });
 
-    it('should create a V1 Gateway connector when a 1.4 fabric library is bound, usegateway was specified', async () => {
+    it('should create a V1 Gateway connector when a 1.4 fabric library is bound and gateway is specified', async () => {
         mockery.registerMock('fabric-network', {
             DefaultEventHandlerStrategies,
             DefaultQueryHandlerStrategies,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('A Fabric Connector Factory', () => {
         mockery.deregisterAll();
     });
 
-    it('should create a V2 Gateway connector when a 2.x fabric library is bound, usegateway was specified', async () => {
+    it('should create a V2 Gateway connector when a 2.x fabric library is bound', async () => {
         mockery.registerMock('fabric-network', {
             DefaultEventHandlerStrategies,
             DefaultQueryHandlerStrategies,
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ describe('A Fabric Connector Factory', () => {
         });
         mockery.registerMock('fabric-network/package', {version: '2.2.1'});
         ConfigUtil.set(ConfigUtil.keys.NetworkConfig, path.resolve(__dirname, v2Config));
-        ConfigUtil.set(ConfigUtil.keys.Fabric.Gateway.Enabled, true);
+        ConfigUtil.set(ConfigUtil.keys.Fabric.Gateway.Enabled, false);
         const connector = await ConnectorFactory(1);
         connector.constructor.name.should.equal('V2FabricGateway');
         mockery.deregisterAll();
     });
 
-    it('should create a V1 Fabric connector if a 1.4 fabric library is bound and usegateway was not specified', async () => {
+    it('should create a V1 Fabric connector if a 1.4 fabric library is bound gateway not specified', async () => {
         mockery.registerMock('fabric-network', {
             DefaultEventHandlerStrategies,
             DefaultQueryHandlerStrategies,
diff --git a/packages/caliper-tests-integration/fabric_tests/run.sh b/packages/caliper-tests-integration/fabric_tests/run.sh
index a6fe3af37..e830c124a 100755
--- a/packages/caliper-tests-integration/fabric_tests/run.sh
+++ b/packages/caliper-tests-integration/fabric_tests/run.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export CALIPER_PROJECTCONFIG=../caliper.yaml
 
 dispose () {
     docker ps -a
-    ${CALL_METHOD} launch manager --caliper-workspace phase7 --caliper-flow-only-end --caliper-fabric-gateway-enabled
+    ${CALL_METHOD} launch manager --caliper-workspace phase7 --caliper-flow-only-end
 }
 
 # needed, since the peer looks for the latest, which is no longer on dockerhub
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ if [[ "${BIND_IN_PACKAGE_DIR}" = "true" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # PHASE 6: testing through the gateway API (v2 SDK)
-${CALL_METHOD} launch manager --caliper-workspace phase6 --caliper-flow-only-test --caliper-fabric-gateway-enabled
+${CALL_METHOD} launch manager --caliper-workspace phase6 --caliper-flow-only-test
 rc=$?
 if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Failed CI step 7";
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
 fi
 
 # PHASE 7: just disposing of the network
-${CALL_METHOD} launch manager --caliper-workspace phase7 --caliper-flow-only-end --caliper-fabric-gateway-enabled
+${CALL_METHOD} launch manager --caliper-workspace phase7 --caliper-flow-only-end
 rc=$?
 if [[ ${rc} != 0 ]]; then
     echo "Failed CI step 8";