diff --git a/src/settings/settings.ts b/src/settings/settings.ts
index 6f52a525..27d28011 100644
--- a/src/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/settings.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export const videoInput = new Setting<string | undefined>(
   undefined,
 );
 
-export const backgroundBlur = new Setting<boolean>("background-blur", true);
+export const backgroundBlur = new Setting<boolean>("background-blur", false);
 
 export const showHandRaisedTimer = new Setting<boolean>(
   "hand-raised-show-timer",