diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/internal/DriverStationModeThread.cpp b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/internal/DriverStationModeThread.cpp
index 7c28bad08a..40856580f0 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/internal/DriverStationModeThread.cpp
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/cpp/internal/DriverStationModeThread.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void DriverStationModeThread::InTest(bool entering) {
 }
 
 void DriverStationModeThread::Run() {
-  wpi::Event event{true, false};
+  wpi::Event event{false, false};
   HAL_ProvideNewDataEventHandle(event.GetHandle());
 
   while (m_keepAlive.load()) {
diff --git a/wpilibcExamples/src/main/cpp/templates/robotbaseskeleton/cpp/Robot.cpp b/wpilibcExamples/src/main/cpp/templates/robotbaseskeleton/cpp/Robot.cpp
index a521b47257..0c67d6d7f0 100644
--- a/wpilibcExamples/src/main/cpp/templates/robotbaseskeleton/cpp/Robot.cpp
+++ b/wpilibcExamples/src/main/cpp/templates/robotbaseskeleton/cpp/Robot.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void Robot::StartCompetition() {
 
   frc::internal::DriverStationModeThread modeThread;
 
-  wpi::Event event{true, false};
+  wpi::Event event{false, false};
   frc::DriverStation::ProvideRefreshedDataEventHandle(event.GetHandle());
 
   // Tell the DS that the robot is ready to be enabled
diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/internal/DriverStationModeThread.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/internal/DriverStationModeThread.java
index ca71c9f6c2..03d6397394 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/internal/DriverStationModeThread.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/internal/DriverStationModeThread.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class DriverStationModeThread implements AutoCloseable {
   }
 
   private void run() {
-    int handle = WPIUtilJNI.createEvent(true, false);
+    int handle = WPIUtilJNI.createEvent(false, false);
     DriverStationJNI.provideNewDataEventHandle(handle);
 
     while (m_keepAlive.get()) {