diff --git a/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 2330c23869..1b3ef1e5f1 100644
--- a/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ PrefsManager::PrefsManager() :
 	m_fMinPercentageForMachineSongHighScore		( "MinPercentageForMachineSongHighScore",	0.0001f ), // This is for home, who cares how bad you do?
 	m_fMinPercentageForMachineCourseHighScore	( "MinPercentageForMachineCourseHighScore",	0.0001f ),	// don't save course scores with 0 percentage
 	m_bDisqualification		( "Disqualification",			false ),
-	m_bAutogenSteps			( "AutogenSteps",			true ),
+	m_bAutogenSteps			( "AutogenSteps",			false ),
 	m_bAutogenGroupCourses		( "AutogenGroupCourses",		true ),
 	m_bOnlyPreferredDifficulties ( "OnlyPreferredDifficulties", false ),
 	m_bBreakComboToGetItem		( "BreakComboToGetItem",		false ),