diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/config/baseConfig.yml b/core/src/main/resources/config/baseConfig.yml
index a3ca40b2..5a40ba00 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/config/baseConfig.yml
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/config/baseConfig.yml
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ main:
   sslKeyStorePassword: null
   startupBrowser: true
   theme: "grey"
-  updateCheckEnabled: true
+  updateCheckEnabled: false
   updateAutomatically: false
   updateToPrereleases: false
   urlBase: "/"