diff --git a/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/stable_args.py b/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/stable_args.py
index 2eb68d6338..58124c14a6 100644
--- a/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/stable_args.py
+++ b/apps/stable_diffusion/src/utils/stable_args.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def is_valid_file(arg):
 
 p.add_argument(
     "--import_mlir",
-    default=False,
+    default=True,
     action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
     help="Imports the model from torch module to shark_module otherwise "
     "downloads the model from shark_tank.",
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def is_valid_file(arg):
 
 p.add_argument(
     "--use_tuned",
-    default=True,
+    default=False,
     action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
     help="Download and use the tuned version of the model if available.",
 )