diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-steam/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-steam/defaults/main.yml
index 3c39093e5..e42cc7fde 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-steam/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-steam/defaults/main.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ matrix_bridge_steam_network_presence_topic_show_raw_tokens: false
 matrix_bridge_steam_appservice_public_address: "https://{{ matrix_server_fqn_matrix }}"
 
 # Public media configuration for external access to bridge media
-matrix_bridge_steam_public_media_enabled: true
+matrix_bridge_steam_public_media_enabled: false
 # A key for signing public media URLs. If set to "generate", a random key will be generated.
 # This will be auto-generated deterministically if matrix_homeserver_generic_secret_key is set.
 matrix_bridge_steam_public_media_signing_key: ''