diff --git a/src/id-verification/IdVerificationContextProvider.jsx b/src/id-verification/IdVerificationContextProvider.jsx
index 538152d..b8f4cd8 100644
--- a/src/id-verification/IdVerificationContextProvider.jsx
+++ b/src/id-verification/IdVerificationContextProvider.jsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function IdVerificationContextProvider({ children }) {
     hasGetUserMediaSupport ? MEDIA_ACCESS.PENDING : MEDIA_ACCESS.UNSUPPORTED,
   );
 
-  const [verifiedNameEnabled, setVerifiedNameEnabled] = useState('');
+  const [verifiedNameEnabled, setVerifiedNameEnabled] = useState(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     // Make the API call to retrieve VerifiedNameEnabled
     (async () => {