diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index c9b125d61..d53d0f1a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             android:title="@string/pref_title_alway_show_sensitive_media" />
 
         <CheckBoxPreference
-            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:key="absoluteTimeView"
             android:title="@string/pref_title_absolute_time" />