diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/Installer.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/Installer.java
index 61acd7e4c9..864607a9c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/Installer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/Installer.java
@@ -212,9 +212,6 @@ void gatherUserInputs() {
                     cluster_mode = confirmAction(scanner, "Enable cluster mode?");
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            initsecurity = true;
-            cluster_mode = true;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/InstallerTests.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/InstallerTests.java
index 06c6edf734..268bd9ea0e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/InstallerTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/InstallerTests.java
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ public void testGatherInputs_withAssumeYes() {
 
         installer.gatherUserInputs();
 
-        assertThat(installer.initsecurity, is(true));
-        assertThat(installer.cluster_mode, is(true));
+        assertThat(installer.initsecurity, is(false));
+        assertThat(installer.cluster_mode, is(false));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/SecuritySettingsConfigurerTests.java b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/SecuritySettingsConfigurerTests.java
index 27ba150a78..280d704fb8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/SecuritySettingsConfigurerTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opensearch/security/tools/democonfig/SecuritySettingsConfigurerTests.java
@@ -241,6 +241,18 @@ public void testIsStringAlreadyPresentInFile_isPresent() throws IOException {
         assertThat(isKeyPresentInYMLFile(installer.OPENSEARCH_CONF_FILE, str2), is(equalTo(false)));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testAssumeYesDoesNotInitializeClusterMode() throws IOException {
+        String nodeName = "node.name"; // cluster_mode
+        String securityIndex = "plugins.security.allow_default_init_securityindex"; // init_security
+
+        installer.assumeyes = true;
+        securitySettingsConfigurer.writeSecurityConfigToOpenSearchYML();
+
+        assertThat(isKeyPresentInYMLFile(installer.OPENSEARCH_CONF_FILE, nodeName), is(false));
+        assertThat(isKeyPresentInYMLFile(installer.OPENSEARCH_CONF_FILE, securityIndex), is(false));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testCreateSecurityAdminDemoScriptAndGetSecurityAdminCommands() throws IOException {
         String demoPath = installer.OPENSEARCH_CONF_DIR + "securityadmin_demo" + installer.FILE_EXTENSION;