diff --git a/roles/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2 b/roles/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2
index 941f2c253..f6c2b3897 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-jitsi/templates/prosody/env.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ENABLE_AV_MODERATION={{1 if matrix_jitsi_enable_av_moderation else 0}}
 ENABLE_BREAKOUT_ROOMS={{1 if matrix_jitsi_enable_breakout_rooms else 0}}
 ENABLE_GUESTS={{ 1 if matrix_jitsi_enable_guests else 0 }}
 ENABLE_LOBBY={{ 1 if matrix_jitsi_enable_lobby else 0 }}
-ENABLE_XMPP_WEBSOCKET
+ENABLE_XMPP_WEBSOCKET=0
 GLOBAL_CONFIG
 GLOBAL_MODULES
 JIBRI_RECORDER_USER={{ matrix_jitsi_jibri_recorder_user }}