diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index 0a4eb8c68..b50bbfa24 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Config:
             'dictionary_url': [opt_str, 'WIKTIONARY', _("Either custom url with %s in it where %s is the word/phrase or 'WIKTIONARY' which means use wiktionary.")],
             'always_english_wikipedia': [opt_bool, False],
             'always_english_wiktionary': [opt_bool, True],
-            'remote_control': [opt_bool, True, _('If checked, Gajim can be controlled remotely using gajim-remote.'), True],
+            'remote_control': [opt_bool, False, _('If checked, Gajim can be controlled remotely using gajim-remote.'), True],
             'networkmanager_support': [opt_bool, True, _('If True, listen to D-Bus signals from NetworkManager and change the status of accounts (provided they do not have listen_to_network_manager set to False and they sync with global status) based upon the status of the network connection.'), True],
             'outgoing_chat_state_notifications': [opt_str, 'all', _('Sent chat state notifications. Can be one of all, composing_only, disabled.')],
             'displayed_chat_state_notifications': [opt_str, 'all', _('Displayed chat state notifications in chat windows. Can be one of all, composing_only, disabled.')],