diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
index b020d4fe..0c70cb02 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct ConfigPreferences
   property quality_dash : String = "auto"
   property default_home : String? = "Popular"
   property feed_menu : Array(String) = ["Popular", "Trending", "Subscriptions", "Playlists"]
-  property automatic_instance_redirect : Bool = true
+  property automatic_instance_redirect : Bool = false
   property related_videos : Bool = true
   property sort : String = "published"
   property speed : Float32 = 1.0_f32