diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 1cb33950e5a2..b5d22b1c3713 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -1061,4 +1061,4 @@
 SYSTEM_USERNAME = None
 
 # feature flags
-FLAGS = {}
+FLAGS = {'FEATURE_INDIRECT_NODE_COUNTING_ENABLED': [{'condition': 'boolean', 'value': False}]}