diff --git a/src/s_environment.cpp b/src/s_environment.cpp
index ac268bc5f..0618d72e3 100644
--- a/src/s_environment.cpp
+++ b/src/s_environment.cpp
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ void S_UnloadReverbDef ()
 	Environments = &Off;
 }
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, eaxedit_test, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, eaxedit_test, false, CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	if (self)
 	{