diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Images.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Images.svelte
index 66d7d9e2..56b2d6d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Images.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Images.svelte
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 	let loading = false;
 
-	let enableImageGeneration = true;
+	let enableImageGeneration = false;
 	let AUTOMATIC1111_BASE_URL = '';
 
 	let selectedModel = '';