diff --git a/examples/cpp/discovery_server/CLIParser.hpp b/examples/cpp/discovery_server/CLIParser.hpp
index e18393117ab..3c3345769e3 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/discovery_server/CLIParser.hpp
+++ b/examples/cpp/discovery_server/CLIParser.hpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class CLIParser
         std::cout << "  -t <str>, --topic <str>              Topic name"                               << std::endl;
         std::cout << "                                       (Default: discovery_server_topic)."       << std::endl;
         std::cout << "  -r, --reliable                       Set Reliability QoS as reliable"          << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "                                       (Default: reliable)"                      << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "                                       (Default: best effort)"                   << std::endl;
         std::cout << "      --transient-local                Set Durability QoS as transient local"    << std::endl;
         std::cout << "                                       (Default: volatile)"                      << std::endl;
         std::cout << "  -s <num>, --samples <num>            Number of samples to send "               << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/cpp/discovery_server/ClientPublisherApp.cpp b/examples/cpp/discovery_server/ClientPublisherApp.cpp
index 2d917fe0ece..75742960c85 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/discovery_server/ClientPublisherApp.cpp
+++ b/examples/cpp/discovery_server/ClientPublisherApp.cpp
@@ -194,11 +194,7 @@ ClientPublisherApp::ClientPublisherApp(
     // Create de data writer
     DataWriterQos wqos = DATAWRITER_QOS_DEFAULT;
 
-    if (config.reliable)
-    {
-        wqos.reliability().kind = RELIABLE_RELIABILITY_QOS;
-    }
-    else
+    if (!config.reliable)
     {
         wqos.reliability().kind = BEST_EFFORT_RELIABILITY_QOS;
     }