diff --git a/ee/settings.py b/ee/settings.py
index 903ddf6c3c7ad..448c9ef67aa22 100644
--- a/ee/settings.py
+++ b/ee/settings.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "MATERIALIZE_COLUMNS_ANALYSIS_PERIOD_HOURS", 7 * 24, type_cast=int
 )
 # How big of a timeframe to backfill when materializing event properties. 0 for no backfilling
-MATERIALIZE_COLUMNS_BACKFILL_PERIOD_DAYS = get_from_env("MATERIALIZE_COLUMNS_BACKFILL_PERIOD_DAYS", 90, type_cast=int)
+MATERIALIZE_COLUMNS_BACKFILL_PERIOD_DAYS = get_from_env("MATERIALIZE_COLUMNS_BACKFILL_PERIOD_DAYS", 0, type_cast=int)
 # Maximum number of columns to materialize at once. Avoids running into resource bottlenecks (storage + ingest + backfilling).
 MATERIALIZE_COLUMNS_MAX_AT_ONCE = get_from_env("MATERIALIZE_COLUMNS_MAX_AT_ONCE", 100, type_cast=int)