diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index dcd5310ac06f05bc832e7cc20369f7d1fc4edd4e..8f469aa3fa053ba18fe72816c89ff513efff91cf 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -720,8 +720,8 @@ StringXNumber MeshOptions_Number[] = {
     "CPU time for the generation of the current mesh (in seconds)" },
   { F,   "CutPlane" , opt_mesh_use_cut_plane , 0 ,
     "Enable mesh cut plane" },
-  { F,   "CutPlaneAsSurface" , opt_mesh_cut_plane_as_surface , 1 ,
-    "Draw the intersection layer as a surface" },
+  { F,   "CutPlaneAsSurface" , opt_mesh_cut_plane_as_surface , 0 ,
+    "Draw the intersection volume layer as a surface" },
   { F,   "CutPlaneA" , opt_mesh_cut_planea , 1. , 
     "First cut plane equation coefficient (`A' in `AX+BY+CZ+D=0')" },
   { F,   "CutPlaneB" , opt_mesh_cut_planeb , 0. ,