diff --git a/pupy/pupy.conf.default b/pupy/pupy.conf.default
index fda7d7ac..91962954 100644
--- a/pupy/pupy.conf.default
+++ b/pupy/pupy.conf.default
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ recursor = false
 # allow requests to services like ifconfig.co to automatically retrieve public IP
 allow_requests_to_external_services = false
 
-use_gnome_keyring=true
+use_gnome_keyring=false
 
 [ssl]
 client_cert_required = true