diff --git a/config/configStruct.go b/config/configStruct.go
index eec2fa07c..97b42fa0a 100644
--- a/config/configStruct.go
+++ b/config/configStruct.go
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ const (
 func CreateDefaultConfig() ConfigStruct {
 	return ConfigStruct{
 		Tap: configStructs.TapConfig{
-			ExcludedNamespaces: []string{
-				"kube-system",
-			},
 			NodeSelectorTerms: []v1.NodeSelectorTerm{
 				{
 					MatchExpressions: []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 32e9c32cd..40f4af061 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ type TapConfig struct {
 	Namespaces                   []string              `yaml:"namespaces" json:"namespaces" default:"[]"`
 	ExcludedNamespaces           []string              `yaml:"excludedNamespaces" json:"excludedNamespaces" default:"[]"`
 	BpfOverride                  string                `yaml:"bpfOverride" json:"bpfOverride" default:""`
-	Stopped                      bool                  `yaml:"stopped" json:"stopped" default:"false"`
+	Stopped                      bool                  `yaml:"stopped" json:"stopped" default:"true"`
 	Release                      ReleaseConfig         `yaml:"release" json:"release"`
 	PersistentStorage            bool                  `yaml:"persistentStorage" json:"persistentStorage" default:"false"`
 	PersistentStorageStatic      bool                  `yaml:"persistentStorageStatic" json:"persistentStorageStatic" default:"false"`
diff --git a/helm-chart/README.md b/helm-chart/README.md
index 086c1394a..eaf964a4d 100644
--- a/helm-chart/README.md
+++ b/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Please refer to [metrics](./metrics.md) documentation for details.
 | `tap.proxy.front.port`                    | Front-facing service port                     | `8899`                                                  |
 | `tap.proxy.host`                          | Proxy server's IP                                   | `127.0.0.1`                                             |
 | `tap.namespaces`                          | List of namespaces for the traffic capture                 | `[]`                                                    |
+| `tap.excludedNamespaces`                  | List of namespaces to explicitly exclude                 | `[]`                                                    |
 | `tap.release.repo`                        | URL of the Helm chart repository             | `https://helm.kubeshark.co`                             |
 | `tap.release.name`                        | Helm release name                          | `kubeshark`                                             |
 | `tap.release.namespace`                   | Helm release namespace                | `default`                                               |