diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index 1e67e34de..911fe2ec6 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ dns_jail_enabled: False
 # Python-based Captive Portal, that @m-anish & @jvonau experimented with in
 # July 2018 (https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/870) and that @georgejhunt
 # extensively refined later in 2018 (PRs #1179, #1300, #1327).
-captive_portal_install: True
-captive_portal_enabled: True
+captive_portal_install: False
+captive_portal_enabled: False
 captive_portal_port: 9090
 # In a pinch, disable Captive Portal using instructions in http://FAQ.IIAB.IO