diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index eddd1859b..6e77b339d 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ user-defaults:
   date-time-format: "%a %d %b %Y %R"
   date-format: "%d.%m.%Y"
   time-format: "%R"
-  download-files: true
+  download-files: false
 
 cryptoid-keyfile: "_env:CRYPTOID_KEYFILE:cryptoid_key.bf"
diff --git a/models b/models
index bd1c1ef8c..d91bea7c1 100644
--- a/models
+++ b/models
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ User json
     dateTimeFormat DateTimeFormat "default='%a %d %b %Y %R'"
     dateFormat     DateTimeFormat "default='%d.%m.%Y'"
     timeFormat     DateTimeFormat "default='%R'"
-    downloadFiles  Bool default='true'
+    downloadFiles  Bool default='false'
     UniqueAuthentication plugin ident
     UniqueEmail email
     deriving Show