diff --git a/examples/run_core_bench.sh b/examples/run_core_bench.sh
index e1b32147a13cf52e3badb478a802448afac75359..55eebeaad8818a13d26a4f79b67b51604278d984 100755
--- a/examples/run_core_bench.sh
+++ b/examples/run_core_bench.sh
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export MSTRO_LOG_LEVEL=0
 # FI provider, e.g. sockets, gni, verbs, cxi
 export FI_PROVIDER=cxi
 
-# maestro transport method, options are OFI, GFS, MIO
-export MSTRO_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT=OFI
+# maestro transport method, options are RDMA, GFS, MIO
+export MSTRO_TRANSPORT_DEFAULT=RDMA
 export MPICH_MAX_THREAD_SAFETY=multiple
 
 # number of completion queue handler threads