diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-client-commet/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-client-commet/defaults/main.yml
index 37e604a22..dab96ff1d 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-client-commet/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-client-commet/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ---
 # Project source code URL: https://github.com/commetchat/commet
 
-matrix_client_commet_enabled: true
+matrix_client_commet_enabled: false
 
 # The git branch, tag, or SHA to build from
 matrix_client_commet_version: "main"