diff --git a/workbench-agent.py b/workbench-agent.py
index bd1f6f4..b8b34a5 100755
--- a/workbench-agent.py
+++ b/workbench-agent.py
@@ -1080,9 +1080,9 @@ def non_empty_string(s):
     )
     optional.add_argument(
         "--recursively_extract_archives",
-        help="Recursively extract nested archives. Default true.",
+        help="Recursively extract nested archives. Default false.",
         action="store_true",
-        default=True,
+        default=False,
     )
     optional.add_argument(
         "--jar_file_extraction",