diff --git a/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go
index e0ca9c92081..77a5d4bd6f7 100644
--- a/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (c *command) setAllFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().String(optionNameSwapFactoryAddress, "", "swap factory addresses")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice(optionNameSwapLegacyFactoryAddresses, nil, "legacy swap factory addresses")
 	cmd.Flags().String(optionNameSwapInitialDeposit, "0", "initial deposit if deploying a new chequebook")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool(optionNameSwapEnable, true, "enable swap")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(optionNameSwapEnable, false, "enable swap")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(optionNameChequebookEnable, true, "enable chequebook")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(optionNameFullNode, false, "cause the node to start in full mode")
 	cmd.Flags().String(optionNamePostageContractAddress, "", "postage stamp contract address")
diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index 467e41aef50..36fea876a8b 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -1004,7 +1004,11 @@ func NewBee(
 	if o.FullNodeMode && !o.BootnodeMode {
 		logger.Info("starting in full mode")
 	} else {
-		logger.Info("starting in light mode")
+		if chainEnabled {
+			logger.Info("starting in light mode")
+		} else {
+			logger.Info("starting in ultra-light mode")
+		}
 		p2p.WithBlocklistStreams(p2p.DefaultBlocklistTime, retrieveProtocolSpec)
 		p2p.WithBlocklistStreams(p2p.DefaultBlocklistTime, pushSyncProtocolSpec)
 		p2p.WithBlocklistStreams(p2p.DefaultBlocklistTime, pullSyncProtocolSpec)