diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 9c4f3e65b..49df85381 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 		    android:key="localRepoName"
 		    android:title="@string/local_repo_name" />
 		<CheckBoxPreference
-		    android:defaultValue="true"
+		    android:defaultValue="false"
 		    android:key="localRepoHttps"
 		    android:title="@string/local_repo_https" />
 	</PreferenceCategory>