diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 8427b773e43213..d0e28fc1148786 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ components:
       minAgePrebuildDays: 7
       contentRetentionPeriodDays: 21
       contentChunkLimit: 1000
-    definitelyGpDisabled: "false"
+    definitelyGpDisabled: true
     enableLocalApp: false
     disableDynamicAuthProviderLogin: false
     maxEnvvarPerUserCount: 4048
diff --git a/install/installer/docs/air-gap.md b/install/installer/docs/air-gap.md
index 20855cfa9cd5ea..278c86600f0da6 100644
--- a/install/installer/docs/air-gap.md
+++ b/install/installer/docs/air-gap.md
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ done
 
 ## Install Gitpod in Air-Gap Mode
 
-To install Gitpod in an air-gap network, you need to configure the repository of the images needed by Gitpod (see previous step) and disable the `definitely-gp` feature. Add this to your Gitpod config:
+To install Gitpod in an air-gap network, you need to configure the repository of the images needed by Gitpod (see previous step). Add this to your Gitpod config:
 
 ```yaml
 repository: your-registry.example.com
-disableDefinitelyGp: true
 ```
 
 That's it. Run the following commands as usual and Gitpod fetches the images from your registry and does not need internet access to operate:
diff --git a/install/installer/example-config.yaml b/install/installer/example-config.yaml
index c55a0416a7aaec..0f2b79be92d30d 100644
--- a/install/installer/example-config.yaml
+++ b/install/installer/example-config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ containerRegistry:
   inCluster: true
 database:
   inCluster: true
-disableDefinitelyGp: false
+disableDefinitelyGp: true
 domain: ""
 kind: Full
 metadata:
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go b/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go
index 090eee253cb9b6..3dffe7d4cb2f35 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (v version) Defaults(in interface{}) error {
 	cfg.Workspace.Runtime.ContainerDSocket = "/run/containerd/containerd.sock"
 	cfg.Workspace.Runtime.ContainerDRuntimeDir = "/var/lib/containerd/io.containerd.runtime.v2.task/k8s.io"
 	cfg.OpenVSX.URL = "https://open-vsx.org"
-	cfg.DisableDefinitelyGP = false
+	cfg.DisableDefinitelyGP = true
 
 	return nil
 }