diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh b/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh
index edb93171..c9c6ab71 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/variables-stack.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function __environment_variables_general_setup() {
   VARS[RSPAMD_GREYLISTING]="${RSPAMD_GREYLISTING:=0}"
   VARS[RSPAMD_HFILTER]="${RSPAMD_HFILTER:=1}"
   VARS[RSPAMD_HFILTER_HOSTNAME_UNKNOWN_SCORE]="${RSPAMD_HFILTER_HOSTNAME_UNKNOWN_SCORE:=6}"
-  VARS[RSPAMD_NEURAL]="${RSPAMD_NEURAL:=1}"
+  VARS[RSPAMD_NEURAL]="${RSPAMD_NEURAL:=0}"
   VARS[RSPAMD_LEARN]="${RSPAMD_LEARN:=0}"
   VARS[SA_KILL]=${SA_KILL:="10.0"}
   VARS[SA_SPAM_SUBJECT]=${SA_SPAM_SUBJECT:="***SPAM*** "}