diff --git a/routermon/migrations/0002_change_enabled_default.py b/routermon/migrations/0002_change_enabled_default.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6c4779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routermon/migrations/0002_change_enabled_default.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.12 on 2026-04-16 04:07
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('routermon', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='routermonsettings',
+            name='enabled',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/routermon/models.py b/routermon/models.py
index 64ed561..d4e2232 100644
--- a/routermon/models.py
+++ b/routermon/models.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.db import models
 class RouterMonSettings(models.Model):
     """Singleton (pk=1) — router syslog receiver configuration."""
 
-    enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    enabled = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     syslog_port = models.IntegerField(
         default=5514,
         help_text=(