diff --git a/src/helpers/dao.ts b/src/helpers/dao.ts
index 04a4d06e..6ebb0512 100644
--- a/src/helpers/dao.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/dao.ts
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ export const deploySubdao = async (
   mainDaoCoreAddress: string,
   overrulePreProposeAddress: string,
   securityDaoAddr: string,
-  closeProposalOnExecutionFailure: boolean,
+  closeProposalOnExecutionFailure = true,
 ): Promise<Dao> => {
   const coreCodeId = await cm.storeWasm(NeutronContract.SUBDAO_CORE);
   const cw4VotingCodeId = await cm.storeWasm(NeutronContract.CW4_VOTING);