diff --git a/config.yaml.example b/config.yaml.example
index 377c6a5..57756f1 100644
--- a/config.yaml.example
+++ b/config.yaml.example
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ channel-blacklist:
 # ----- HTLC forwarding -----
 
 # Mode can either be "blacklist" or "whitelist"
-forward-mode: "whitelist"
+forward-mode: "blacklist"
 
 # List of channel IDs to whitelist or blacklist
 forward-whitelist:
   - "229797930270721"
 forward-blacklist:
   - "131941395398657"  
-  - "195713069809665"
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+  - "195713069809665"