diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index acee49f40..e3c6c6e7a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ completion.web_history_max_items:
 
 completion.use_best_match:
   type: Bool
-  default: true
+  default: false
   desc: Whether to execute the best-matching command on a partial match.
 
 ## downloads