diff --git a/book/src/configuration.md b/book/src/configuration.md
index 68653f495013..4bf237405ff3 100644
--- a/book/src/configuration.md
+++ b/book/src/configuration.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ You may also specify a file to use for configuration with the `-c` or
 | `gutters` | Gutters to display: Available are `diagnostics` and `line-numbers` and `spacer`, note that `diagnostics` also includes other features like breakpoints, 1-width padding will be inserted if gutters is non-empty | `["diagnostics", "line-numbers"]` |
 | `auto-completion` | Enable automatic pop up of auto-completion. | `true` |
 | `auto-format` | Enable automatic formatting on save. | `true` |
-| `auto-save` | Enable automatic saving on focus moving away from Helix. | `true` |
+| `auto-save` | Enable automatic saving on focus moving away from Helix. | `false` |
 | `idle-timeout` | Time in milliseconds since last keypress before idle timers trigger. Used for autocompletion, set to 0 for instant. | `400` |
 | `completion-trigger-len` | The min-length of word under cursor to trigger autocompletion | `2` |
 | `auto-info` | Whether to display infoboxes | `true` |
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 788908bb8370..df184084f702 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             auto_pairs: AutoPairConfig::default(),
             auto_completion: true,
             auto_format: true,
-            auto_save: true,
+            auto_save: false,
             idle_timeout: Duration::from_millis(400),
             completion_trigger_len: 2,
             auto_info: true,