diff --git a/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index ac8a4e2f..4104203c 100644
--- a/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/npm/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ define('unicode', {
 })
 
 define('update-notifier', {
-  default: true,
+  default: false,
   type: Boolean,
   description: `
     Set to false to suppress the update notification when using an older