diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/IterativeRobotBase.h b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/IterativeRobotBase.h
index 42b0c715df7..79c1de2cbc2 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/IterativeRobotBase.h
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/IterativeRobotBase.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class IterativeRobotBase : public RobotBase {
   /**
    * Sets whether LiveWindow operation is enabled during test mode.
    *
-   * @param testLW True to enable, false to disable. Defaults to true.
+   * @param testLW True to enable, false to disable. Defaults to false.
    * @throws if called in test mode.
    */
   void EnableLiveWindowInTest(bool testLW);
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class IterativeRobotBase : public RobotBase {
   units::second_t m_period;
   Watchdog m_watchdog;
   bool m_ntFlushEnabled = true;
-  bool m_lwEnabledInTest = true;
+  bool m_lwEnabledInTest = false;
   bool m_calledDsConnected = false;
 
   void PrintLoopOverrunMessage();
diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/IterativeRobotBase.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/IterativeRobotBase.java
index 4afece468d9..bbc98a41086 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/IterativeRobotBase.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/IterativeRobotBase.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private enum Mode {
   private final double m_period;
   private final Watchdog m_watchdog;
   private boolean m_ntFlushEnabled = true;
-  private boolean m_lwEnabledInTest = true;
+  private boolean m_lwEnabledInTest;
   private boolean m_calledDsConnected;
 
   /**
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public void setNetworkTablesFlushEnabled(boolean enabled) {
   /**
    * Sets whether LiveWindow operation is enabled during test mode. Calling
    *
-   * @param testLW True to enable, false to disable. Defaults to true.
+   * @param testLW True to enable, false to disable. Defaults to false.
    * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if this is called during test mode.
    */
   public void enableLiveWindowInTest(boolean testLW) {