diff --git a/lib/plugins/graphite/index.js b/lib/plugins/graphite/index.js
index 1b120982b..4d16e9850 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/graphite/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/graphite/index.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = {
     this.messageTypesToFireAnnotations = [];
     this.receivedTypesThatFireAnnotations = {};
     this.make = context.messageMaker('graphite').make;
-    this.sendAnnotation = opts.sendAnnotation || true;
+    this.sendAnnotation = opts.sendAnnotation;
     this.alias = {};
     this.wptExtras = {};
     this.usingBrowsertime = false;