diff --git a/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml b/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml
index 381888882..5e24b6b9a 100755
--- a/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml
+++ b/workflows/readout-dataflow.yaml
@@ -1386,6 +1386,7 @@ defaults:
   # Other variables
   ###############################
   bookkeeping_enabled: "true"
+  bookkeeping_consuming_kafka: "false"
   ccdb_enabled: "false"
   dpl_workflow: none
   dpl_command: none