--- spek-0.8.1/src/spek-preferences.cc
+++ spek-0.8.1/src/spek-preferences.cc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 bool SpekPreferences::get_check_update()
 {
-    bool result = true;
+    bool result = false;
     this->config->Read(wxT("/update/check"), &result);
     return result;
 }