diff --git a/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch b/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch
index e3d5ff48..6f29648c 100644
--- a/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch
+++ b/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <arg name="world_sdf_file" default="empty.sdf" />
   <arg name="world_sdf_string" default="" />
   <arg name="container_name" default="ros_gz_container" />
-  <arg name="create_own_container" default="True" />
+  <arg name="create_own_container" default="False" />
   <arg name="use_composition" default="False" />
   <gz_server 
     world_sdf_file="$(var world_sdf_file)"
diff --git a/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch.py b/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch.py
index f789cd5a..70de5d24 100644
--- a/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch.py
+++ b/ros_gz_sim/launch/gz_server.launch.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def generate_launch_description():
         'container_name', default_value='ros_gz_container',
         description='Name of container that nodes will load in if use composition',)
     declare_create_own_container_cmd = DeclareLaunchArgument(
-        'create_own_container', default_value='True',
+        'create_own_container', default_value='False',
         description='Whether we should start our own ROS container when using composition.',)
     declare_use_composition_cmd = DeclareLaunchArgument(
         'use_composition', default_value='False',
diff --git a/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch b/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch
index 3cdcaa88..6130ce0d 100644
--- a/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch
+++ b/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <arg name="bridge_name" />
   <arg name="config_file" />
   <arg name="container_name" default="ros_gz_container" />
-  <arg name="create_own_container" default="True" />
+  <arg name="create_own_container" default="False" />
   <arg name="namespace" default="" />
   <arg name="use_composition" default="False" />
   <arg name="use_respawn" default="False" />
diff --git a/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch.py b/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch.py
index 12b9faa9..ad32e801 100644
--- a/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch.py
+++ b/ros_gz_sim/launch/ros_gz_sim.launch.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def generate_launch_description():
 
     declare_create_own_container_cmd = DeclareLaunchArgument(
         'create_own_container',
-        default_value='True',
+        default_value='False',
         description='Whether we should start a ROS container when using composition.',
     )