diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index 095859fd..f5c7ae3d 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -621,9 +621,12 @@ class WiFiManager
     // 
     // preload scanning causes AP to delay showing for users, but also caches and lets the cp load faster once its open
     //  my scan takes 7-10 seconds
-    boolean       _preloadwifiscan        = true; // preload wifiscan if true
+    public:
+    boolean       _preloadwifiscan        = false; // preload wifiscan if true
     unsigned int  _scancachetime          = 30000; // ms cache time for preload scans
-    boolean       _asyncScan              = true; // perform wifi network scan async
+    boolean       _asyncScan              = false; // perform wifi network scan async
+    
+    private:
 
     boolean       _autoforcerescan        = false;  // automatically force rescan if scan networks is 0, ignoring cache