diff --git a/lib_rend/ivas_render_config.c b/lib_rend/ivas_render_config.c
index efd866ccec4139bb01801f6141e6b4451776bc51..54e9d984828ca8acaf568d11afd7bc94a363e355 100644
--- a/lib_rend/ivas_render_config.c
+++ b/lib_rend/ivas_render_config.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ivas_error ivas_render_config_init_from_rom(
 #endif
     ( *hRenderConfig )->roomAcoustics.override = FALSE;
     ( *hRenderConfig )->roomAcoustics.use_brir = room_flag_on;
-    ( *hRenderConfig )->roomAcoustics.late_reverb_on = room_flag_on;
+    ( *hRenderConfig )->roomAcoustics.late_reverb_on = FALSE;
     ( *hRenderConfig )->roomAcoustics.nBands = IVAS_REVERB_DEFAULT_N_BANDS;
     ( *hRenderConfig )->roomAcoustics.acousticPreDelay = IVAS_REVERB_DEFAULT_PRE_DELAY;
     ( *hRenderConfig )->roomAcoustics.inputPreDelay = IVAS_REVERB_DEFAULT_INPUT_DELAY;
diff --git a/scripts/testv/just_reverb.cfg b/scripts/testv/just_reverb.cfg
index 28acb76dc6efdf06cd68b9b397d87a9461376564..7c8dd32788f071193442e666809f240b367c842c 100644
--- a/scripts/testv/just_reverb.cfg
+++ b/scripts/testv/just_reverb.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [roomAcoustics]
-reverb = true;                          # Reverb switch, in case BRIR is undefined or false, reverb flag is inherited from the room flag
+reverb = false;                          # Reverb switch, in case BRIR is undefined or false, reverb flag is inherited from the room flag