diff --git a/mandaye/default-config.ini b/mandaye/default-config.ini
index 155c093..c5c3d33 100644
--- a/mandaye/default-config.ini
+++ b/mandaye/default-config.ini
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sentry_dsn:
 [mandaye]
 toolbar: true
 offline_toolbar: false
-a2_auto_connection: true
+a2_auto_connection: false
 ; sql or ldap
 storage_backend: sql
 auto_decompress: true