diff --git a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
index f5c8ce4db..6a3a85367 100755
--- a/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
+++ b/mptcp/files/etc/uci-defaults/mptcp-defaults
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if [ "$(uci -q show network.globals | grep mptcp_path_manager)" = "" ]; then
 	uci -q batch <<-EOF >/dev/null
 	set network.globals.multipath='enable'
 	set network.globals.mptcp_path_manager='fullmesh'
-	set network.globals.mptcp_scheduler='default'
+	set network.globals.mptcp_scheduler='blest'
 	set network.globals.congestion='bbr'
 	set network.globals.mptcp_checksum=0
 	set network.globals.mptcp_debug=0