diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Config.kt
index a08c1466..d38489ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
         set(keyboardHeight) = prefs.edit().putInt(SOFT_KEYBOARD_HEIGHT, keyboardHeight).apply()
 
     var useArchive: Boolean
-        get() = prefs.getBoolean(USE_ARCHIVE, true)
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(USE_ARCHIVE, false)
         set(useArchive) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(USE_ARCHIVE, useArchive).apply()
 
     var lastArchiveCheck: Long