diff --git a/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
index fe56193b48450..73eb9e04aabad 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const getDefaultPreferences = (user: { email: string }): UserPreferences
 
   return {
     rating: {
-      enabled: true,
+      enabled: false,
     },
     memories: {
       enabled: true,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/star-rating.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/star-rating.svelte
index b468d416f0210..5b8a540ae9c27 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/star-rating.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/shared-components/star-rating.svelte
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       on:click={() => handleSelect(value)}
       on:mouseover={() => (hoverRating = value)}
       on:focus|preventDefault={() => (hoverRating = value)}
-      class="shadow-0 outline-0 text-immich-primary"
+      class="shadow-0 outline-0 text-immich-primary dark:text-immich-dark-primary"
       disabled={readOnly}
     >
       <Icon
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         size="1.5em"
         strokeWidth={1}
         color={filled ? 'currentcolor' : 'transparent'}
-        strokeColor={filled ? 'currentcolor' : 'white'}
+        strokeColor={filled ? 'currentcolor' : '#c1cce8'}
       />
     </button>
   {/each}