diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index f20b9fcd..10f059a4 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ need_restart = False
 
 settings = {
     'dark_theme': False,
-    'autoload_model': True,
+    'autoload_model': False,
     'max_new_tokens': 200,
     'max_new_tokens_min': 1,
     'max_new_tokens_max': 2000,
diff --git a/settings-template.yaml b/settings-template.yaml
index e949f697..b2cdc5ac 100644
--- a/settings-template.yaml
+++ b/settings-template.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dark_theme: false
-autoload_model: true
+autoload_model: false
 max_new_tokens: 200
 max_new_tokens_min: 1
 max_new_tokens_max: 2000