diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index d3055fa4773c5494d6e860fa6cdb88c73f7ab7d8..a8a6d2b1d5ed49628fd9baa2d026c536ed87293d 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ADMINS = (
 MANAGERS = ADMINS
 
 # is this the master Helios web site?
-MASTER_HELIOS = (get_from_env('MASTER_HELIOS', '1') == '1')
+MASTER_HELIOS = (get_from_env('MASTER_HELIOS', '0') == '1')
 
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {