diff --git a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/__init__.py b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/__init__.py
index 83de7a94..8cf9f86c 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/__init__.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/providers/torrent/thepiratebay/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ config = [{
                 {
                     'name': 'enabled',
                     'type': 'enabler',
-                    'default': True
+                    'default': False
                 },
                 {
                     'name': 'domain',