diff --git a/examples/advection/surface.py b/examples/advection/surface.py
index a198dabfb004baab778ae0b8491f1fc49f1c1d7c..4709247745239c5f4bb966c14e03fc60cd25b34f 100644
--- a/examples/advection/surface.py
+++ b/examples/advection/surface.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Plotter:
 # }}}
 
 
-def main(ctx_factory, dim=2, order=4, product_tag=None, visualize=True):
+def main(ctx_factory, dim=2, order=4, product_tag=None, visualize=False):
     cl_ctx = ctx_factory()
     queue = cl.CommandQueue(cl_ctx)