diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/13013_deltaquad b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/13013_deltaquad
index 45b74b06b485..397990a12db5 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/13013_deltaquad
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/airframes/13013_deltaquad
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ then
 	param set VT_TRANS_TIMEOUT 22
 	param set VT_F_TRANS_RAMP 4
 
+	param set COM_RC_OVERRIDE 0
 fi
 
 set MAV_TYPE 22
diff --git a/src/modules/commander/commander_params.c b/src/modules/commander/commander_params.c
index c4e3e47ec362..ebe7c7446663 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/commander_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/commander/commander_params.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(COM_ARM_MAG, 0.15f);
  * @boolean
  * @group Commander
  */
-PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(COM_RC_OVERRIDE, 0);
+PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(COM_RC_OVERRIDE, 1);
 
 /**
  * Require valid mission to arm