diff --git a/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/Settings.java b/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/Settings.java
index 8d377f57..540c9fe9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/elytrium/limboauth/Settings.java
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public static class BACKEND_API {
           "Should backend API be enabled?",
           "Required for PlaceholderAPI expansion to work (https://github.com/UserNugget/LimboAuth-Expansion)"
       })
-      public boolean ENABLED = true;
+      public boolean ENABLED = false;
 
       @Comment("Backend API token")
       public String TOKEN = Long.toString(ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextLong(Long.MAX_VALUE), 36);