diff --git a/config/index_config.go b/config/index_config.go
index bf148f3..c611676 100644
--- a/config/index_config.go
+++ b/config/index_config.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func SetupIndexSpecificFlags(conf *IndexConfig, cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&conf.Base.WaitForChain, "base.wait-for-chain", false, "wait for chain to be in sync?")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Int64Var(&conf.Base.WaitForChainDelay, "base.wait-for-chain-delay", 10, "seconds to wait between each check for node to catch up to the chain")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Int64Var(&conf.Base.BlockTimer, "base.block-timer", 10000, "print out how long it takes to process this many blocks")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&conf.Base.ExitWhenCaughtUp, "base.exit-when-caught-up", true, "mainly used for Osmosis rewards indexing")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&conf.Base.ExitWhenCaughtUp, "base.exit-when-caught-up", false, "mainly used for Osmosis rewards indexing")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Int64Var(&conf.Base.RequestRetryAttempts, "base.request-retry-attempts", 0, "number of RPC query retries to make")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Uint64Var(&conf.Base.RequestRetryMaxWait, "base.request-retry-max-wait", 30, "max retry incremental backoff wait time in seconds")
 }