diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 68075f841b..d8dc4e8bec 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ void InitParameterInteraction(ArgsManager& args)
 {
     if (args.GetBoolArg("-corepolicy", DEFAULT_COREPOLICY)) {
         args.SoftSetArg("-bytespersigopstrict", "0");
+        args.SoftSetArg("-permitbarepubkey", "1");
         args.SoftSetArg("-permitbaremultisig", "1");
         args.SoftSetArg("-datacarriercost", "0.25");
         args.SoftSetArg("-datacarrierfullcount", "0");
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 6903866da0..612bef98bf 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static constexpr unsigned int DEFAULT_WEIGHT_PER_DATA_BYTE{4};
 /** Default for -rejecttokens */
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_REJECT_TOKENS{false};
 /** Default for -permitbarepubkey */
-static constexpr bool DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREPUBKEY{true};
+static constexpr bool DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREPUBKEY{false};
 /** Default for -permitbaremultisig */
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG{false};
 /** Default for -rejectparasites */