diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/hooks/other/Preferences.java b/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/hooks/other/Preferences.java
index e91c3b2e8..45dec79b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/hooks/other/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ru/vtosters/hooks/other/Preferences.java
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public class Preferences {
     }
 
     public static boolean stories() {
-        return getBoolValue("stories", true);
+        return getBoolValue("stories", false);
     }
 
     public static boolean swipe() {
diff --git a/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml b/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml
index fa14b5d76..3077df6bd 100644
--- a/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml
+++ b/smali/res/xml/preferences_interface.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/interfacenewsfeed">
         <com.vtosters.lite.ui.MaterialSwitchPreference
-                android:defaultValue="true"
+                android:defaultValue="false"
                 android:key="stories"
                 android:summary="@string/showstoriessum"
                 android:title="@string/showstories"/>