diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index ad2578478..6b145095d 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 
 		// compaction profile
 		client_config.db_compaction = match self.args.flag_db_compaction.as_str() {
-			"default" => DatabaseCompactionProfile::Default,
+			"ssd" => DatabaseCompactionProfile::Default,
 			"hdd" => DatabaseCompactionProfile::HDD,
 			_ => { die!("Invalid compaction profile given (--db-compaction argument), expected hdd/default."); }
 		};