diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fee6b4cf7c28..4e9999ac289b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-alpha7
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/db v1.0.0-beta.1
 	github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0
-	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.6
+	github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.7
 	github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.2
 	github.com/gogo/gateway v1.1.0
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 446c8fee91f8..0ebc99b5361c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0 h1:pcomnQdrdH22njcAatO0yWojsUnCO3y2tNoV1cb6hHY
 github.com/cosmos/go-bip39 v1.0.0/go.mod h1:RNJv0H/pOIVgxw6KS7QeX2a0Uo0aKUlfhZ4xuwvCdJw=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0 h1:d0l3jJG8M4hBouIZq0mDUHZ+zjOx044J3nGRskwTb4Y=
 github.com/cosmos/gorocksdb v1.2.0/go.mod h1:aaKvKItm514hKfNJpUJXnnOWeBnk2GL4+Qw9NHizILw=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.6 h1:XY78yEeNPrEYyNCKlqr9chrwoeSDJ0bV2VjocTk//OU=
-github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.6/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.7 h1:ij32FaEnwxfEurtK0QKDNhTWFnz6NUmrI5gky/WnoY0=
+github.com/cosmos/iavl v0.19.7/go.mod h1:X9PKD3J0iFxdmgNLa7b2LYWdsGd90ToV5cAONApkEPw=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0 h1:8C1lBP9xhImmIabyXW4c3vFjjLiBdGCmfLUfeZlV1Yo=
 github.com/cosmos/keyring v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fc+wB5KTk9wQ9sDx0kFXB3A0MaeGHM9AwRStKOQ5vOA=
 github.com/cosmos/ledger-cosmos-go v0.12.2 h1:/XYaBlE2BJxtvpkHiBm97gFGSGmYGKunKyF3nNqAXZA=
diff --git a/server/start.go b/server/start.go
index d92ea4279e57..973c953c03f3 100644
--- a/server/start.go
+++ b/server/start.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ is performed. Note, when enabled, gRPC will also be automatically enabled.
 	cmd.Flags().Uint64(FlagStateSyncSnapshotInterval, 0, "State sync snapshot interval")
 	cmd.Flags().Uint32(FlagStateSyncSnapshotKeepRecent, 2, "State sync snapshot to keep")
 
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagDisableIAVLFastNode, false, "Disable fast node for IAVL tree")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(FlagDisableIAVLFastNode, true, "Disable fast node for IAVL tree")
 
 	// add support for all Tendermint-specific command line options
 	tcmd.AddNodeFlags(cmd)