diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/recorder.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/recorder.html
index 850310477..56e1a6f2d 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/recorder.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/recorder.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ a buildFinished event.</p>
     <td valign="top">append</td>
     <td valign="top">Should the recorder append to a file, or create a new
     one? This is only applicable the first time this task is called for
-    this file.  [Values = {yes|no}, Default=yes]</td>
+    this file.  [Values = {yes|no}, Default=no]</td>
     <td align="center" valign="middle">no</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>