diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs
index 67c1b26eac..3e33d65aee 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs	
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Base Implementations/NullEmulator.cs	
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 
 		public class NullEmulatorSettings
 		{
-			[DefaultValue(true)]
+			[DefaultValue(false)]
 			public bool SnowyDisplay { get; set; }
 
 			public NullEmulatorSettings()