diff --git a/substrate/client/cli/src/arg_enums.rs b/substrate/client/cli/src/arg_enums.rs
index df4b68ff5c..a09b7f824c 100644
--- a/substrate/client/cli/src/arg_enums.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/cli/src/arg_enums.rs
@@ -281,14 +281,14 @@ impl Into<sc_network::config::SyncMode> for SyncMode {
 }
 
 /// Default value for the `--execution-syncing` parameter.
-pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_SYNCING: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::NativeElseWasm;
+pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_SYNCING: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Wasm;
 /// Default value for the `--execution-import-block` parameter.
-pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_IMPORT_BLOCK: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::NativeElseWasm;
+pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_IMPORT_BLOCK: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Wasm;
 /// Default value for the `--execution-import-block` parameter when the node is a validator.
 pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_IMPORT_BLOCK_VALIDATOR: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Wasm;
 /// Default value for the `--execution-block-construction` parameter.
 pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_BLOCK_CONSTRUCTION: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Wasm;
 /// Default value for the `--execution-offchain-worker` parameter.
-pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_OFFCHAIN_WORKER: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Native;
+pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_OFFCHAIN_WORKER: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Wasm;
 /// Default value for the `--execution-other` parameter.
-pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_OTHER: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Native;
+pub const DEFAULT_EXECUTION_OTHER: ExecutionStrategy = ExecutionStrategy::Wasm;