diff --git a/scstadmin/examples/scst.conf b/scstadmin/examples/scst.conf
index ebb973b79..78d2417df 100644
--- a/scstadmin/examples/scst.conf
+++ b/scstadmin/examples/scst.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Copy configuration options during a -writeconfig
 KEEP_CONFIG TRUE
 # For FC targets, issue a LIP after every assignment change
-ISSUE_LIP TRUE
+ISSUE_LIP FALSE
 
 [HANDLER vdisk]
 #DEVICE <vdisk name>,<device path>,<options>,<block size>
diff --git a/scstadmin/scstadmin b/scstadmin/scstadmin
index e465c2048..b2edcb2b4 100755
--- a/scstadmin/scstadmin
+++ b/scstadmin/scstadmin
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ sub writeConfiguration {
 	print $io "ISSUE_LIP ";
 
 	if (!$keep_config) {
-		print $io "TRUE\n";
+		print $io "FALSE\n";
 	} else {
 		print $io ($$config{'OPTIONS'}->{'default'}->{'ISSUE_LIP'}[0] ? "TRUE\n" : "FALSE\n");
 	}