diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCProxyConfig.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCProxyConfig.qml
index ffaef38fd..ac2cc3e81 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCProxyConfig.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/wizard/WCProxyConfig.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WizardComponent {
         ProxyConfig {
             id: pc
             Layout.fillWidth: true
-            proxy_enabled: true
+            proxy_enabled: false
         }
     }
 }