diff --git a/moveit_ros/planning/planning_response_adapter_plugins/res/default_response_adapter_params.yaml b/moveit_ros/planning/planning_response_adapter_plugins/res/default_response_adapter_params.yaml
index f1b500773a..e5b48d1af0 100644
--- a/moveit_ros/planning/planning_response_adapter_plugins/res/default_response_adapter_params.yaml
+++ b/moveit_ros/planning/planning_response_adapter_plugins/res/default_response_adapter_params.yaml
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ default_response_adapter_parameters:
   display_contacts_topic: {
     type: string,
     description: "If contacts are found in the solution path, they can be published as markers to this topic (visualization_msgs::MarkerArray). An empty string disables the publisher.",
-    default_value: "display_planned_path",
+    default_value: "display_contacts",
   }