diff --git a/hedera-node/configuration/dev/settings.txt b/hedera-node/configuration/dev/settings.txt
index c46462460c53..de6bc51441c3 100644
--- a/hedera-node/configuration/dev/settings.txt
+++ b/hedera-node/configuration/dev/settings.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ state.mainClassNameOverride,                   com.hedera.services.ServicesMain
                                           #############################
 
 event.enableEventStreaming,                    false                        # differs from mainnet
+event.migrateEventHashing,                     false                        # temporary until expected 0.54
 
                                           #############################
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