diff --git a/cmd/collect.go b/cmd/collect.go
index 8d9a89b..5215e1d 100644
--- a/cmd/collect.go
+++ b/cmd/collect.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func init() {
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&pass, "pass", "", "set the BMC password")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&protocol, "protocol", "https", "set the Redfish protocol")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&outputPath, "output", "o", "/tmp/magellan/data/", "set the path to store collection data")
-	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&forceUpdate, "force-update", true, "set flag to force update data sent to SMD ")
+	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&forceUpdate, "force-update", false, "set flag to force update data sent to SMD ")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&preferredDriver, "preferred-driver", "ipmi", "set the preferred driver to use")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&ipmitoolPath, "ipmitool.path", "/usr/bin/ipmitool", "set the path for ipmitool")
 	collectCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&withSecureTLS, "secure-tls", false, "enable secure TLS")