diff --git a/conf/defaults.ini b/conf/defaults.ini
index 60647273b23..77feafdd71a 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.ini
+++ b/conf/defaults.ini
@@ -336,4 +336,4 @@ global_session = -1
 
 #################################### Alerting ######################################
 [alerting]
-enabled = true
+enabled = false