diff --git a/ctrl/modopts.ini b/ctrl/modopts.ini
index 4051ee98143857fc9bc3cc8f73db1bb2848b9678..5c462af297ca7f58a641a7658e4001548b03403e 100644
--- a/ctrl/modopts.ini
+++ b/ctrl/modopts.ini
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     guest=Guest
     timeout=43200
     inactivity=900
-    user_registration=true
+    user_registration=false
     maximum_telegram_length=800
     web_directory=../webv4
     ftelnet=true