diff --git a/pkg/apigateway/options/options.go b/pkg/apigateway/options/options.go
index b3f469c7ce..129f5e285e 100644
--- a/pkg/apigateway/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/apigateway/options/options.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type GatewayOptions struct {
 
 	DisableModuleApiVersion bool `help:"Disable each modules default api version" default:"false"`
 
-	EnableTotp bool `help:"Enable two-factor authentication" default:"true"`
+	EnableTotp bool `help:"Enable two-factor authentication" default:"false"`
 
 	SsoRedirectUrl     string `help:"SSO idp redirect URL"`
 	SsoAuthCallbackUrl string `help:"SSO idp auth callback URL"`