diff --git a/ansible/files/paper-config/config/leaf-global.yml b/ansible/files/paper-config/config/leaf-global.yml
index 7112323f8..b778df24f 100644
--- a/ansible/files/paper-config/config/leaf-global.yml
+++ b/ansible/files/paper-config/config/leaf-global.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ performance:
     disable-light-check: false
   # Whether to only tick / update items in main hand and offhand instead of the entire inventory.
   only-tick-items-in-hand: false
-  optimize-mob-despawn: falsec
+  optimize-mob-despawn: false
   optimize-block-entities: true
   cache-biome:
     enabled: false