diff --git a/src/cli/shared.rs b/src/cli/shared.rs
index 1a6db1d6..ae684bf6 100644
--- a/src/cli/shared.rs
+++ b/src/cli/shared.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub struct ExecAndRunSharedArgs {
     #[arg(
         long,
         env = "CODSPEED_EXCLUDE_ALLOCATIONS",
-        default_value_t = true,
+        default_value_t = false,
         action = clap::ArgAction::Set
     )]
     pub exclude_allocations: bool,