diff --git a/src/common/config/metadata/metadatalist.go b/src/common/config/metadata/metadatalist.go
index bf0b70872..47a2d6a1f 100644
--- a/src/common/config/metadata/metadatalist.go
+++ b/src/common/config/metadata/metadatalist.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ var (
 		{Name: common.RegistryStorageProviderName, Scope: SystemScope, Group: BasicGroup, EnvKey: "REGISTRY_STORAGE_PROVIDER_NAME", DefaultValue: "filesystem", ItemType: &StringType{}, Editable: false},
 		{Name: common.RegistryURL, Scope: SystemScope, Group: BasicGroup, EnvKey: "REGISTRY_URL", DefaultValue: "http://registry:5000", ItemType: &StringType{}, Editable: false},
 		{Name: common.RegistryControllerURL, Scope: SystemScope, Group: BasicGroup, EnvKey: "REGISTRY_CONTROLLER_URL", DefaultValue: "http://registryctl:8080", ItemType: &StringType{}, Editable: false},
-		{Name: common.SelfRegistration, Scope: UserScope, Group: BasicGroup, EnvKey: "SELF_REGISTRATION", DefaultValue: "true", ItemType: &BoolType{}, Editable: false},
+		{Name: common.SelfRegistration, Scope: UserScope, Group: BasicGroup, EnvKey: "SELF_REGISTRATION", DefaultValue: "false", ItemType: &BoolType{}, Editable: false},
 		{Name: common.TokenExpiration, Scope: UserScope, Group: BasicGroup, EnvKey: "TOKEN_EXPIRATION", DefaultValue: "30", ItemType: &IntType{}, Editable: false},
 		{Name: common.TokenServiceURL, Scope: SystemScope, Group: BasicGroup, EnvKey: "TOKEN_SERVICE_URL", DefaultValue: "http://core:8080/service/token", ItemType: &StringType{}, Editable: false},