diff --git a/vm/owncloud-vm.sh b/vm/owncloud-vm.sh
index 03fd3fd5..c41c1124 100644
--- a/vm/owncloud-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/owncloud-vm.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function default_settings() {
   MAC="$GEN_MAC"
   VLAN=""
   MTU=""
-  START_VM="yes"
+  START_VM="no"
   echo -e "${DGN}Using Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
   echo -e "${DGN}Using Machine Type: ${BGN}i440fx${CL}"
   echo -e "${DGN}Using Disk Cache: ${BGN}None${CL}"