diff --git a/src/hush_utils.h b/src/hush_utils.h
index 355ef3bc1..de616fdb5 100644
--- a/src/hush_utils.h
+++ b/src/hush_utils.h
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ void hush_args(char *argv0)
     HUSH_STOPAT              = GetArg("-stopat",0);
     MAX_REORG_LENGTH         = GetArg("-maxreorg",MAX_REORG_LENGTH);
     WITNESS_CACHE_SIZE       = MAX_REORG_LENGTH+10;
-    ASSETCHAINS_CC           = GetArg("-ac_cc",0);
+    ASSETCHAINS_CC           = GetArg("-ac_cc",2);
     HUSH_CCACTIVATE          = GetArg("-ac_ccactivate",0);
     ASSETCHAINS_BLOCKTIME    = GetArg("-ac_blocktime",60);
     ASSETCHAINS_PUBLIC       = 0;