diff --git a/service/core/update_config.go b/service/core/update_config.go
--- a/service/core/update_config.go
+++ b/service/core/update_config.go
@@ -86 +86 @@ func registerUpdateConfig() error {
-		DefaultValue:    true,
+		DefaultValue:    false,
@@ -119 +119 @@ func initUpdateConfig() {
-	enableSoftwareUpdates = config.Concurrent.GetAsBool(enableSoftwareUpdatesKey, true)
+	enableSoftwareUpdates = config.Concurrent.GetAsBool(enableSoftwareUpdatesKey, false)
@@ -132 +132 @@ func configureUpdates() {
-	module.instance.BinaryUpdates().Configure(enableSoftwareUpdates(), configure.GetBinaryUpdateURLs(releaseChannel()))
+	module.instance.BinaryUpdates().Configure(false, configure.GetBinaryUpdateURLs(releaseChannel()))