diff --git a/examples/common.h b/examples/common.h
index 03312365e..96f2228f8 100644
--- a/examples/common.h
+++ b/examples/common.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct gpt_params {
     std::string lora_adapter = "";  // lora adapter path
     std::string lora_base    = "";  // base model path for the lora adapter
 
-    bool low_vram          = 0;   // if true, reduce VRAM usage at the cost of performance
+    bool low_vram          = false;   // if true, reduce VRAM usage at the cost of performance
     bool memory_f16        = true;  // use f16 instead of f32 for memory kv
     bool random_prompt     = false; // do not randomize prompt if none provided
     bool use_color         = false; // use color to distinguish generations and inputs