diff --git a/sn_faucet/Cargo.toml b/sn_faucet/Cargo.toml
index 4ba090e4cc..a60f1ed76d 100644
--- a/sn_faucet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sn_faucet/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/safe_network"
 version = "0.4.23"
 
 [features]
-default = ["gifting"]
+default = ["initial-data"]
 distribution = ["base64", "bitcoin", "minreq"]
 gifting = []
 initial-data = ["reqwest", "futures"]