diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee075badff..7b8e0f5be7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [0.55.1] - 2024-04-2
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed mouse escape sequences being generated with `mouse=False` 
+
 ## [0.55.0] - 2024-04-1
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 613103b530..da5926608d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "textual"
-version = "0.55.0"
+version = "0.55.1"
 homepage = "https://github.com/Textualize/textual"
 repository = "https://github.com/Textualize/textual"
 documentation = "https://textual.textualize.io/"
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index d7966761db..861ffe7193 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ async def run_async(
         headless: bool = False,
         inline: bool = False,
         inline_no_clear: bool = False,
-        mouse: bool = False,
+        mouse: bool = True,
         size: tuple[int, int] | None = None,
         auto_pilot: AutopilotCallbackType | None = None,
     ) -> ReturnType | None:
diff --git a/src/textual/drivers/linux_driver.py b/src/textual/drivers/linux_driver.py
index 8b38190dc7..2e082264ab 100644
--- a/src/textual/drivers/linux_driver.py
+++ b/src/textual/drivers/linux_driver.py
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ def on_terminal_resize(signum, stack) -> None:
             termios.tcsetattr(self.fileno, termios.TCSANOW, newattr)
 
         self.write("\x1b[?25l")  # Hide cursor
-        self.write("\033[?1003h\n")
         self.write("\033[?1004h\n")  # Enable FocusIn/FocusOut.
         self.flush()
         self._key_thread = Thread(target=self._run_input_thread)