diff --git a/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 75aa32fb365..8f991c76734 100644
--- a/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
                 },
                 "Viewport Options": {
                     "override_viewport_options": true,
-                    "displayLights": "0",
+                    "displayLights": "default",
                     "textureMaxResolution": 1024,
                     "multiSample": 4,
                     "shadows": true,