diff --git a/config/features/config.go b/config/features/config.go
index ea1834250..0ddd39f3d 100644
--- a/config/features/config.go
+++ b/config/features/config.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func ConfigureBeaconChain(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		cfg.BlobSaveFsync = true
 	}
 	cfg.EnableQUIC = true
-	if ctx.IsSet(DisableQUIC.Name) {
+	if ctx.Bool(DisableQUIC.Name) {
 		logDisabled(DisableQUIC)
 		cfg.EnableQUIC = false
 	}
diff --git a/config/features/deprecated_flags.go b/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
index 6529601a0..002ad7615 100644
--- a/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
+++ b/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var (
 		Hidden: true,
 	}
 	deprecatedInteropNumValidatorsFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
-		Name:   "interop-num-validators",
+		Name: "interop-num-validators",
 	}
 	deprecatedEnableQuic = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:   "enable-quic",
diff --git a/config/features/flags.go b/config/features/flags.go
index a60b15b6d..8c6f6ac06 100644
--- a/config/features/flags.go
+++ b/config/features/flags.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ var (
 	DisableQUIC = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "disable-quic",
 		Usage: "Disables connecting using the QUIC protocol with peers.",
+		Value: true,
 	}
 	DisableCommitteeAwarePacking = &cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "disable-committee-aware-packing",