diff --git a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
index e695910a15..e86e792007 100644
--- a/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/chainparams.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class SigNetParams : public CChainParams {
 
         // Activation of Taproot (BIPs 340-342)
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].bit = 2;
-        consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].nStartTime = Consensus::BIP9Deployment::ALWAYS_ACTIVE;
+        consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].nStartTime = Consensus::BIP9Deployment::NEVER_ACTIVE;
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].nTimeout = Consensus::BIP9Deployment::NO_TIMEOUT;
         consensus.vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT].min_activation_height = 0; // No activation delay