diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index ce5fc098b..ed8f34851 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def backtest(args) -> DataFrame:
     headers = ['date', 'buy', 'open', 'close', 'sell']
     processed = args['processed']
     max_open_trades = args.get('max_open_trades', 0)
-    realistic = args.get('realistic', True)
+    realistic = args.get('realistic', False)
     record = args.get('record', None)
     records = []
     trades = []