diff --git a/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained.snakefile b/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained.snakefile
index a2fb82a0..96bd08ac 100644
--- a/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained.snakefile
+++ b/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained.snakefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ training_phenotypes = []
 n_burden_chunks = config.get('n_burden_chunks', 1) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_regression_chunks = config.get('n_regression_chunks', 40) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_avg_chunks = config.get('n_avg_chunks', 1)
-center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', False) else ''
+center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', True) else ''
 n_trials = config['hyperparameter_optimization']['n_trials']
 n_bags = config['training']['n_bags'] if not debug_flag else 3
 n_repeats = config['n_repeats']
diff --git a/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained_regenie.snakefile b/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained_regenie.snakefile
index d6e32574..2ec5f923 100644
--- a/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained_regenie.snakefile
+++ b/pipelines/association_testing_pretrained_regenie.snakefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ training_phenotypes = []
 n_burden_chunks = config.get('n_burden_chunks', 1) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_regression_chunks = config.get('n_regression_chunks', 40) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_avg_chunks = config.get('n_avg_chunks', 1)
-center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', False) else ''
+center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', True) else ''
 n_bags = config['training']['n_bags'] if not debug_flag else 3
 n_repeats = config['n_repeats']
 debug = '--debug ' if debug_flag else ''
diff --git a/pipelines/training_association_testing.snakefile b/pipelines/training_association_testing.snakefile
index 34f86176..cf6a20fa 100644
--- a/pipelines/training_association_testing.snakefile
+++ b/pipelines/training_association_testing.snakefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ training_phenotypes = list(training_phenotypes.keys()) if type(training_phenotyp
 n_burden_chunks = config.get('n_burden_chunks', 1) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_regression_chunks = config.get('n_regression_chunks', 40) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_avg_chunks = config.get('n_avg_chunks', 1)
-center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', False) else ''
+center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', True) else ''
 n_trials = config['hyperparameter_optimization']['n_trials']
 n_bags = config['training']['n_bags'] if not debug_flag else 3
 n_repeats = config['n_repeats']
diff --git a/pipelines/training_association_testing_regenie.snakefile b/pipelines/training_association_testing_regenie.snakefile
index 535a63a9..66c8b179 100644
--- a/pipelines/training_association_testing_regenie.snakefile
+++ b/pipelines/training_association_testing_regenie.snakefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ training_phenotypes = list(training_phenotypes.keys()) if type(training_phenotyp
 n_burden_chunks = config.get('n_burden_chunks', 1) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_regression_chunks = config.get('n_regression_chunks', 40) if not debug_flag else 2
 n_avg_chunks = config.get('n_avg_chunks', 1)
-center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', False) else ''
+center_scale_burdens = '--center-scale-burdens ' if config.get('center_scale_burdens', True) else ''
 n_trials = config['hyperparameter_optimization']['n_trials']
 n_bags = config['training']['n_bags'] if not debug_flag else 3
 n_repeats = config['n_repeats']