diff --git a/signup-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties b/signup-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties
index 5d565359..f6086086 100644
--- a/signup-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties
+++ b/signup-service/src/main/resources/application-default.properties
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ mosip.signup.send-notification.endpoint=http://notifier.kernel/v1/notifier/sms/s
 mosip.signup.audit-endpoint=http://auditmanager.kernel/v1/auditmanager/audits
 
 ## --------------------------------- captcha validator------------------------------------------------------------------
-mosip.signup.send-challenge.captcha-required=true
+mosip.signup.send-challenge.captcha-required=false
 mosip.esignet.captcha.module-name=signup
 mosip.esignet.captcha.validator-url=http://captcha.captcha/v1/captcha/validatecaptcha
 mosip.signup.captcha.site-key=${signup.captcha.site.key}