diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index 03d2f11bec..98e243a091 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func init() {
 	filerS3Options.metricsHttpPort = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("s3.metricsPort", 0, "Prometheus metrics listen port")
 	filerS3Options.metricsHttpIp = cmdFiler.Flag.String("s3.metricsIp", "", "metrics listen ip. If empty, default to same as -s3.ip.bind option.")
 	cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("s3.allowEmptyFolder", true, "deprecated, ignored. Empty folder cleanup is now automatic.")
-	filerS3Options.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("s3.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", true, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
+	filerS3Options.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("s3.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", false, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
 	filerS3Options.autoCreateBucket = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("s3.autoCreateBucket", true, "create the bucket on upload if it does not exist, for admin identities only")
 	filerS3Options.localSocket = cmdFiler.Flag.String("s3.localSocket", "", "default to /tmp/seaweedfs-s3-<port>.sock")
 	filerS3Options.tlsCACertificate = cmdFiler.Flag.String("s3.cacert.file", "", "path to the TLS CA certificate file")
diff --git a/weed/command/mini.go b/weed/command/mini.go
index e4a97f4a1b..a44c55bb91 100644
--- a/weed/command/mini.go
+++ b/weed/command/mini.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ var (
 	miniMetricsHttpIp               = cmdMini.Flag.String("metricsIp", "", "metrics listen ip. If empty, default to same as -ip.bind option.")
 	miniS3Config                    = cmdMini.Flag.String("s3.config", "", "path to the S3 config file")
 	miniIamConfig                   = cmdMini.Flag.String("s3.iam.config", "", "path to the advanced IAM config file for S3")
-	miniS3AllowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdMini.Flag.Bool("s3.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", true, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
+	miniS3AllowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdMini.Flag.Bool("s3.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", false, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
 	miniS3AutoCreateBucket          = cmdMini.Flag.Bool("s3.autoCreateBucket", true, "create the bucket on upload if it does not exist, for admin identities only")
 	miniBucket                      = cmdMini.Flag.String("bucket", "", "comma-separated S3 bucket names to create on startup if they do not already exist; leave empty to skip. Falls back to S3_BUCKET env var.")
 	miniTableBucket                 = cmdMini.Flag.String("tableBucket", "", "comma-separated S3 Tables buckets to create on startup if they do not already exist, each name[:FORMAT] with FORMAT one of ICEBERG (default) or LANCE, e.g. warehouse,vectors:LANCE; leave empty to skip. Falls back to S3_TABLE_BUCKET env var.")
diff --git a/weed/command/s3.go b/weed/command/s3.go
index 8df38908ba..7400266db5 100644
--- a/weed/command/s3.go
+++ b/weed/command/s3.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func init() {
 	s3StandaloneOptions.metricsHttpPort = cmdS3.Flag.Int("metricsPort", 0, "Prometheus metrics listen port")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.metricsHttpIp = cmdS3.Flag.String("metricsIp", "", "metrics listen ip. If empty, default to same as -ip.bind option.")
 	cmdS3.Flag.Bool("allowEmptyFolder", true, "deprecated, ignored. Empty folder cleanup is now automatic.")
-	s3StandaloneOptions.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdS3.Flag.Bool("allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", true, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
+	s3StandaloneOptions.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdS3.Flag.Bool("allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", false, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.autoCreateBucket = cmdS3.Flag.Bool("autoCreateBucket", true, "create the bucket on upload if it does not exist, for admin identities only")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.localFilerSocket = cmdS3.Flag.String("localFilerSocket", "", "local filer socket path")
 	s3StandaloneOptions.localSocket = cmdS3.Flag.String("localSocket", "", "default to /tmp/seaweedfs-s3-<port>.sock")
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index da1385a082..22a3ae4f48 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func init() {
 	s3Options.iamConfig = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.iam.config", "", "path to the advanced IAM config file for S3. Overrides -iam.config if both are provided.")
 	s3Options.auditLogConfig = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.auditLogConfig", "", "path to the audit log config file")
 	cmdServer.Flag.Bool("s3.allowEmptyFolder", true, "deprecated, ignored. Empty folder cleanup is now automatic.")
-	s3Options.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("s3.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", true, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
+	s3Options.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("s3.allowDeleteBucketNotEmpty", false, "allow recursive deleting all entries along with bucket")
 	s3Options.autoCreateBucket = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("s3.autoCreateBucket", true, "create the bucket on upload if it does not exist, for admin identities only")
 	s3Options.localSocket = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.localSocket", "", "default to /tmp/seaweedfs-s3-<port>.sock")
 	s3Options.bindIp = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.ip.bind", "", "ip address to bind to. If empty, default to same as -ip.bind option.")