diff --git a/shaker/shaker.py b/shaker/shaker.py
index 68e22fe..aaecdf5 100755
--- a/shaker/shaker.py
+++ b/shaker/shaker.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def main(args):
         "-nsr",
         "--no-stress-runs",
         type=int,
-        default=1,
+        default=0,
         help="specify number of no-stress runs",
     )