diff --git a/src/main/app-updater.ts b/src/main/app-updater.ts
index 77daf6b4b6..25b783d043 100644
--- a/src/main/app-updater.ts
+++ b/src/main/app-updater.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import { UserStore } from "../common/user-store";
 let installVersion: undefined | string;
 
 export function isAutoUpdateEnabled() {
-  return autoUpdater.isUpdaterActive() && isPublishConfigured;
+  //return autoUpdater.isUpdaterActive() && isPublishConfigured;
+  return false;
 }
 
 function handleAutoUpdateBackChannel(event: Electron.IpcMainEvent, ...[arg]: UpdateAvailableToBackchannel) {