diff --git a/deploy/install_netwatch.sh b/deploy/install_netwatch.sh
index d8e2c06..0b65221 100755
--- a/deploy/install_netwatch.sh
+++ b/deploy/install_netwatch.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if [ -n "$HOME_SSID" ] && [ -n "$HOME_PSK" ]; then
         ssid "$HOME_SSID" \
         wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-psk \
         wifi-sec.psk "$HOME_PSK" \
-        connection.autoconnect yes \
+        connection.autoconnect no \
         connection.autoconnect-priority 5
     echo "Created home-wifi-fb fallback on $WLAN_FB"
 fi