diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index a5db8fffa..f156a352f 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_ENABLE_BARCODES=<bool>
     If no barcodes are detected in the uploaded file, no page separation
     will happen.
 
-    Defaults to true.
+    Defaults to false.
 
 
 PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_BARCODE_STRING=PATCHT
diff --git a/paperless.conf.example b/paperless.conf.example
index cad13257c..ad081b152 100644
--- a/paperless.conf.example
+++ b/paperless.conf.example
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_RECURSIVE=false
 #PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_IGNORE_PATTERNS=[".DS_STORE/*", "._*", ".stfolder/*", ".stversions/*", ".localized/*", "desktop.ini"]
 #PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_SUBDIRS_AS_TAGS=false
-#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_ENABLE_BARCODES=true
+#PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_ENABLE_BARCODES=false
 #PAPERLESS_CONSUMER_ENABLE_BARCODES=PATCHT
 #PAPERLESS_OPTIMIZE_THUMBNAILS=true
 #PAPERLESS_PRE_CONSUME_SCRIPT=/path/to/an/arbitrary/script.sh