diff --git a/features/support/env.js b/features/support/env.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/features/support/env.js
+++ b/features/support/env.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
         this.DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT = Object.assign({STXXLCFG: stxxl_config}, process.env);
         this.DEFAULT_PROFILE = 'bicycle';
         this.DEFAULT_INPUT_FORMAT = 'osm';
-        this.DEFAULT_LOAD_METHOD = this.PLATFORM_WINDOWS ? 'directly' : 'datastore';
+        this.DEFAULT_LOAD_METHOD = 'datastore';
         this.DEFAULT_ORIGIN = [1,1];
         this.OSM_USER = 'osrm';
         this.OSM_GENERATOR = 'osrm-test';
revert 'directly' method on win<I>