diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1037_believer b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1037_believer
index 38b482aff1..856bae2c22 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1037_believer
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d-posix/airframes/1037_believer
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ param set-default MIS_TAKEOFF_ALT 30
 param set-default NAV_ACC_RAD 15
 param set-default NAV_DLL_ACT 2
 
-param set-default FW_USE_NPFG 1
-
 param set-default RWTO_TKOFF 1
 
 param set-default CA_AIRFRAME 1
diff --git a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_params.c b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_params.c
index 44af21e71e..98c0339fc5 100644
--- a/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/fw_pos_control_l1/fw_pos_control_l1_params.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(FW_L1_R_SLEW_MAX, 90.0f);
  * @boolean
  * @group FW NPFG Control
  */
-PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(FW_USE_NPFG, 0);
+PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(FW_USE_NPFG, 1);
 
 /**
  * NPFG period