diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-media-repo/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-media-repo/defaults/main.yml
index 5be31c4b3..a89ea8a58 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-media-repo/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-media-repo/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # with the specification.
 # See: https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo
 
-matrix_media_repo_enabled: true
+matrix_media_repo_enabled: false
 
 matrix_media_repo_container_image_self_build: false
 matrix_media_repo_container_image_self_build_repo: "https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo.git"