--- a/src/UiGuiSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/UiGuiSettings.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ bool UiGuiSettings::loadSettings() {
settings["Language"] = availableTranslations.indexOf( qsettings->value("UniversalIndentGUI/language", "").toString() );
// Read the update check settings from the settings file.
- settings["CheckForUpdate"] = qsettings->value("UniversalIndentGUI/CheckForUpdate", true).toBool();
+ settings["CheckForUpdate"] = qsettings->value("UniversalIndentGUI/CheckForUpdate", false).toBool();
settings["LastUpdateCheck"] = qsettings->value("UniversalIndentGUI/LastUpdateCheck", QDate(1900,1,1)).toDate();
// Read the main window state.