diff --git a/keepassxc-browser/background/page.js b/keepassxc-browser/background/page.js
index f56ebac..87da6b3 100755
--- a/keepassxc-browser/background/page.js
+++ b/keepassxc-browser/background/page.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const defaultSettings = {
     checkUpdateKeePassXC: 3,
     autoCompleteUsernames: true,
-    autoFillAndSend: true,
+    autoFillAndSend: false,
     usePasswordGenerator: true,
     autoFillSingleEntry: false,
     autoRetrieveCredentials: true,
diff --git a/keepassxc-browser/options/options.html b/keepassxc-browser/options/options.html
index 92ba5a9..0ed0360 100644
--- a/keepassxc-browser/options/options.html
+++ b/keepassxc-browser/options/options.html
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
         <p>
           <div class="checkbox">
             <label class="checkbox">
-              <input type="checkbox" name="autoFillAndSend" value="1" /> Auto fill HTTP Auth dialogs and send them.
+              <input type="checkbox" name="autoFillAndSend" value="0" /> Auto fill HTTP Auth dialogs and send them.
             </label>
             <span class="help-block">
               If credentials are found for a page and the login-type is an HTTP Auth request, KeePassXC-Browser tries to login with the first given credentials.