diff --git a/controllers/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_test.go b/controllers/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_test.go
index 911808cf6..4c57e5e97 100644
--- a/controllers/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_test.go
+++ b/controllers/consoleplugin/consoleplugin_test.go
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ func TestConfigMapContent(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotEmpty(config.Frontend.Columns)
 	assert.NotEmpty(config.Frontend.Filters)
 	assert.Equal(config.Frontend.Sampling, 1)
-	assert.Equal(config.Frontend.Deduper.Mark, true)
-	assert.Equal(config.Frontend.Deduper.Merge, false)
+	assert.Equal(config.Frontend.Deduper.Mark, false)
+	assert.Equal(config.Frontend.Deduper.Merge, true)
 }
 
 func TestConfigMapError(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go b/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go
index 54915060e..d41508833 100644
--- a/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ebpf/agent_controller.go
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ const (
 const (
 	EnvDedupeJustMark     = "DEDUPER_JUST_MARK"
 	EnvDedupeMerge        = "DEDUPER_MERGE"
-	DedupeJustMarkDefault = "true"
-	DedupeMergeDefault    = "false"
+	DedupeJustMarkDefault = "false"
+	DedupeMergeDefault    = "true"
 )
 
 type reconcileAction int