diff --git a/intg/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java b/intg/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java
index 02adc39be6..a701510a4e 100644
--- a/intg/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java
+++ b/intg/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public enum AtlasConfiguration {
 
     INDEXSEARCH_ASYNC_SEARCH_KEEP_ALIVE_TIME_IN_SECONDS("atlas.indexsearch.async.search.keep.alive.time.in.seconds", 300),
 
-    ATLAS_MAINTENANCE_MODE("atlas.maintenance.mode", true);
+    ATLAS_MAINTENANCE_MODE("atlas.maintenance.mode", false);
 
 
     private static final Configuration APPLICATION_PROPERTIES;