diff --git a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsPopulation.java b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsPopulation.java
index 9d62c3bcef..9425776b33 100644
--- a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsPopulation.java
+++ b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/settings/SettingsPopulation.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class SettingsPopulation implements Serializable
     private static final class SequentialOptions extends GenerateOptions
     {
         final OptionSimple populate;
-        final OptionDistribution lookback = new OptionDistribution("read-lookback=", null, "Select read seeds from the recently visited write seeds");
+        final OptionDistribution lookback = new OptionDistribution("read-lookback=", null, "Select read seeds from the recently visited write seeds", false);
         final OptionSimple nowrap = new OptionSimple("no-wrap", "", null, "Terminate the stress test once all seeds in the range have been visited", false);
 
         public SequentialOptions(String defaultLimit)