diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index e240cdf15f9b67f41e4d7b95f2b858006e21e26f..4be05b81292ef03ffb26455595d33509397b16d8 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Config:
 		'before_nickname': [ opt_str, '<' ],
 		'after_nickname': [ opt_str, '>' ],
 		'send_os_info': [ opt_bool, True ],
-		'check_for_new_version': [ opt_bool, True ],
+		'check_for_new_version': [ opt_bool, False ],
 		'usegpg': [ opt_bool, False ],
 		'log_notif_in_user_file': [ opt_bool, True ],
 		'log_notif_in_sep_file': [ opt_bool, True ],