diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 530d499..56596a1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # automatic reboot
 apt_automatic_reboot_time: "04:00"
-apt_automatic_reboot: true
+apt_automatic_reboot: false
 
 # ubuntu package repositories
 apt_enable_multiverse: false