diff --git a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
index 6173c56838..88f6dca75d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/triggerbox.cc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Trigger::Trigger (uint64_t n, TriggerBox& b)
 	, _follow_cnt (0)
 	, _follow_count (1)
 	, _quantization (Temporal::BBT_Offset (0, 1, 0))
-	, _legato (Properties::legato, true)
+	, _legato (Properties::legato, false)
 	, _stretch (1.0)
 	, _barcnt (0.)
 	, _ui (0)