diff --git a/conf/app.ini b/conf/app.ini
index bcba00560..2bf481238 100644
--- a/conf/app.ini
+++ b/conf/app.ini
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ DISABLE_GRAVATAR = false
 ; Federated avatar lookup uses DNS to discover avatar associated
 ; with emails, see https://www.libravatar.org
 ; This value will be forced to be false in offline mode or Gravatar is disbaled.
-ENABLE_FEDERATED_AVATAR = true
+ENABLE_FEDERATED_AVATAR = false
 
 ; Attachment settings for issues
 [attachment]