diff --git a/docs/configuration-config-file.md b/docs/configuration-config-file.md
index 9fe4554db..5134af7f4 100644
--- a/docs/configuration-config-file.md
+++ b/docs/configuration-config-file.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ these are rarely used for various reasons.
 | variables | example values | description |
 | --------- | ------ | ----------- |
 | `allowGravatar` | `true` or `false` | set to `false` to disable [Libravatar](https://www.libravatar.org/) as profile picture source on your instance. Libravatar is a federated open-source alternative to Gravatar. |
-| `useCDN` | `true` or `false` | set to use CDN resources or not (default is `true`) |
+| `useCDN` | `true` or `false` | set to use CDN resources or not (default is `false`) |
 
 ## Users and Privileges
 
diff --git a/lib/config/default.js b/lib/config/default.js
index ac78e8ed6..7504fda28 100644
--- a/lib/config/default.js
+++ b/lib/config/default.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = {
     reportURI: undefined
   },
   protocolUseSSL: false,
-  useCDN: true,
+  useCDN: false,
   allowAnonymous: true,
   allowAnonymousEdits: false,
   allowFreeURL: false,