diff --git a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
index 3ea6c1fa87a6..27a575670eb0 100644
--- a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
+++ b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@
 register(
     "issues.action_log.use_db_sequence_for_outbox_identifier",
     type=Bool,
-    default=True,
+    default=False,
     flags=FLAG_MODIFIABLE_BOOL | FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
 )
 register(
diff --git a/tests/sentry/issues/test_action_log.py b/tests/sentry/issues/test_action_log.py
index 811e054e3bf0..f477e04c3a6a 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/issues/test_action_log.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/issues/test_action_log.py
@@ -600,9 +600,10 @@ def test_uses_dedicated_outbox(self, mock_timer: MagicMock) -> None:
         )
 
     @patch("sentry.issues.action_log.publish.secrets.randbelow", return_value=12344)
-    def test_outbox_identifier_can_use_secure_random_value(self, mock_randbelow: MagicMock) -> None:
+    def test_outbox_identifier_uses_secure_random_value_by_default(
+        self, mock_randbelow: MagicMock
+    ) -> None:
         with (
-            self.options({"issues.action_log.use_db_sequence_for_outbox_identifier": False}),
             self.feature("projects:issue-action-log-write-to-db"),
             outbox_context(flush=False),
         ):
@@ -621,10 +622,11 @@ def test_outbox_identifier_can_use_secure_random_value(self, mock_randbelow: Mag
         "sentry.issues.models.groupactionlogoutbox.GroupActionLogOutbox.next_object_identifier",
         return_value=67890,
     )
-    def test_outbox_identifier_uses_db_sequence_by_default(
+    def test_outbox_identifier_can_use_db_sequence(
         self, mock_next_object_identifier: MagicMock
     ) -> None:
         with (
+            self.options({"issues.action_log.use_db_sequence_for_outbox_identifier": True}),
             self.feature("projects:issue-action-log-write-to-db"),
             outbox_context(flush=False),
         ):