diff --git a/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py b/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py
index 987ce8de..ebf431e4 100644
--- a/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py
+++ b/multiversx_sdk_cli/cli_contracts.py
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def do_reproducible_build(args: Any):
     utils.ensure_folder(output_path)
 
     options = args.__dict__
-    no_wasm_opt = options.get("no_wasm_opt", True)
+    no_wasm_opt = options.get("no_wasm_opt", False)
 
     if not is_docker_installed():
         raise DockerMissingError()