diff --git a/src/plugins/data_source/config.ts b/src/plugins/data_source/config.ts
index 9812e2851d39..1fc4e00c3e23 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data_source/config.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data_source/config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const KEY_NAME_MAX_LENGTH: number = 100;
 const WRAPPING_KEY_SIZE: number = 32;
 
 export const configSchema = schema.object({
-  enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+  enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
   encryption: schema.object({
     wrappingKeyName: schema.string({
       minLength: KEY_NAME_MIN_LENGTH,