diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/user.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/user.controller.js
index 297db6ac4a..10c0d596eb 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/user.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/installer/steps/user.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 angular.module("umbraco.install").controller("Umbraco.Install.UserController", function($scope, installerService) {
     
     $scope.passwordPattern = /.*/;
-    $scope.installer.current.model.subscribeToNewsLetter = true;
+    $scope.installer.current.model.subscribeToNewsLetter = false;
     
     if ($scope.installer.current.model.minNonAlphaNumericLength > 0) {
         var exp = "";