diff --git a/bin/doctor b/bin/doctor
index c4a836e..9cbe424 100755
--- a/bin/doctor
+++ b/bin/doctor
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ function check_config_files() {
           print_point 2 "SHARELATEX_HISTORY_BACKEND: fs"
         fi
 
-        if [[ -n ${GIT_BRIDGE_ENABLED:-} ]]; then
+        if [[ ${GIT_BRIDGE_ENABLED:-false} = true ]]; then
           if [[ -n ${GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET:-} ]]; then
             print_point 2 "GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET: [set here]"
           else
diff --git a/lib/config-seed/overleaf.rc b/lib/config-seed/overleaf.rc
index 478d694..3eddad4 100644
--- a/lib/config-seed/overleaf.rc
+++ b/lib/config-seed/overleaf.rc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ REDIS_DATA_PATH=data/redis
 #
 # If you enable git bridge, you must also set GIT_BRIDGE_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET
 # in variables.env
-GIT_BRIDGE_ENABLED=true
+GIT_BRIDGE_ENABLED=false
 GIT_BRIDGE_DATA_PATH=data/git-bridge
 
 # TLS proxy configuration (optional)