diff --git a/src/ros_node.cpp b/src/ros_node.cpp
index 3f7620f4e006b339ce932159cfcbca1e93ff1484..4d0c8fdb012774e5fac0e2c3b7efb5a6617f7b85 100644
--- a/src/ros_node.cpp
+++ b/src/ros_node.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ros_node::ros_node(driver *driver, int argc, char **argv)
     int param_i2c_address;
     private_node.param<int>("i2c_address", param_i2c_address, 0x68);
     int param_interrupt_pin;
-    private_node.param<int>("interrupt_gpio_pin", param_interrupt_pin, 4);
+    private_node.param<int>("interrupt_gpio_pin", param_interrupt_pin, 0);
     int param_gyro_dlpf_frequency;
     private_node.param<int>("gyro_dlpf_frequency", param_gyro_dlpf_frequency, 0);
     int param_accel_dlpf_frequency;