diff --git a/packages/core/core/src/config.ts b/packages/core/core/src/config.ts
index 3a60f54471..6150817dba 100644
--- a/packages/core/core/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/core/src/config.ts
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ export class Config {
   loadCommunicationConfigFile() {
     const configObject = {
       default: {
-        enabled: true,
+        enabled: false,
         provider: "whisper",
         available_providers: ["whisper"],
         client: "geth",