diff --git a/init/homebrew/unifi-poller.rb.tmpl b/init/homebrew/unifi-poller.rb.tmpl
index 654500e6..ba5e1e8f 100644
--- a/init/homebrew/unifi-poller.rb.tmpl
+++ b/init/homebrew/unifi-poller.rb.tmpl
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class UnifiPoller < Formula
     EOS
   end
 
-  plist_options :startup => true
+  plist_options :startup => false
 
   def plist
     <<-EOS