diff --git a/config-stubs/app.php b/config-stubs/app.php
index 42ec999d9f3f..9398127e9df1 100644
--- a/config-stubs/app.php
+++ b/config-stubs/app.php
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     */
 
     'maintenance' => [
-        'driver' => env('APP_MAINTENANCE_DRIVER', 'cache'),
+        'driver' => env('APP_MAINTENANCE_DRIVER', 'file'),
         'store' => env('APP_MAINTENANCE_STORE', 'database'),
     ],