diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java
index ab5eb5bf35..ba2bc2325a 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginLoader;
  * Represents a Java plugin
  */
 public abstract class JavaPlugin implements Plugin {
-    private boolean isEnabled = true;
+    private boolean isEnabled = false;
     private final PluginLoader loader;
     private final Server server;
     private final File file;