diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
index 1be13ccd..db6098e1 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ void ApplicationSettings::setUserToken(std::string token)
 
 bool ApplicationSettings::getAutomaticUpdateCheck() const
 {
-	return getValue<bool>("user/update_check/automatic", true);
+	return false;
 }
 
 void ApplicationSettings::setAutomaticUpdateCheck(bool automaticUpdates)