diff --git a/pkg/flagset/storagepubliclink.go b/pkg/flagset/storagepubliclink.go
index 27837cc7dc..a665d959f7 100644
--- a/pkg/flagset/storagepubliclink.go
+++ b/pkg/flagset/storagepubliclink.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func StoragePublicLink(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:        "expose-data-server",
-			Value:       true,
+			Value:       false,
 			Usage:       "exposes a dedicated data server",
 			EnvVars:     []string{"REVA_STORAGE_PUBLIC_LINK_EXPOSE_DATA_SERVER"},
 			Destination: &cfg.Reva.StoragePublicLink.ExposeDataServer,