diff --git a/src/pretix/settings.py b/src/pretix/settings.py
index b7df573af..d2cb05f34 100644
--- a/src/pretix/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/settings.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ STATIC_URL = config.get('urls', 'static', fallback='/static/')
 MEDIA_URL = config.get('urls', 'media', fallback='/media/')
 
 PRETIX_INSTANCE_NAME = config.get('pretix', 'instance_name', fallback='pretix.de')
-PRETIX_REGISTRATION = config.getboolean('pretix', 'registration', fallback=True)
+PRETIX_REGISTRATION = config.getboolean('pretix', 'registration', fallback=False)
 PRETIX_PASSWORD_RESET = config.getboolean('pretix', 'password_reset', fallback=True)
 PRETIX_LONG_SESSIONS = config.getboolean('pretix', 'long_sessions', fallback=True)
 PRETIX_ADMIN_AUDIT_COMMENTS = config.getboolean('pretix', 'audit_comments', fallback=False)