diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28fb75b2..aca225d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ Version 2.0.0
   add in a remote interface.
 
 
+Version 1.2.3
+-------------
+
+- Disabled uploading mods to the master server by default as this is mostly
+  just a waste of bandwidth with the mod portal being integrated into the
+  game now.
+
+
 Version 1.2.2
 -------------
 
diff --git a/config.json.dist b/config.json.dist
index 6fda38cd..88025449 100644
--- a/config.json.dist
+++ b/config.json.dist
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	"__comment6.5": "When the master is undersupplied, we have 3 different modes to 'fairly' distribute items. First to ask gets all, dole division using weird formula or experimental neural net tries to make stuff as fair as possible. Feel free to play around.",
 	"disableFairItemDistribution": false,
 	"useNeuralNetDoleDivider": true,
-	"uploadModsToMaster": true,
+	"uploadModsToMaster": false,
 	"msBetweenCommands": 10,
 	"allowRemoteCommandExecution": true,
 	"enableCrossServerShout": true,