diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index de16249..fb91ec0 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const configFile = "config.toml"
 
 func initializeConfigIfNot() {
 	log.Println("Checking if config needs to be initialized")
-	conf := config{Threshold: 95, DisplayMonitorSources: false, EnableUpdates: true}
+	conf := config{Threshold: 95, DisplayMonitorSources: false, EnableUpdates: false}
 	configdir := configDir()
 	ok, err := exists(configdir)
 	if err != nil {