diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index c5c98a68..5b85eafa 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void option_map_init(uint8_t settingsId)
     OPTION_STRING("hass.id", &settings->hass.id, "teddyCloud_Server", "Unique ID", "Unique ID to identify this device", LEVEL_DETAIL)
 
     OPTION_TREE_DESC("tonie_json", "Tonie JSON", LEVEL_DETAIL)
-    OPTION_BOOL("tonie_json.cache_images", &settings->tonie_json.cache_images, TRUE, "Cache images", "Cache figurine images locally", LEVEL_DETAIL)
+    OPTION_BOOL("tonie_json.cache_images", &settings->tonie_json.cache_images, FALSE, "Cache images", "Cache figurine images locally", LEVEL_DETAIL)
     OPTION_BOOL("tonie_json.cache_preload", &settings->tonie_json.cache_preload, FALSE, "Preload all images", "Download all figurine images on startup", LEVEL_DETAIL)
     OPTION_END()