diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Configuration/Config.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Configuration/Config.cs
index a180127c..39361e15 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Configuration/Config.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Configuration/Config.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public sealed class Config
 		[Required]        public string  Username       { get; init; } = null!;
 		public                   string? Password       { get; init; }
 		[Range(1, 1000)] public  int     MaxConnections { get; init; } = 100;
-		public                   bool    Multiplexing   { get; init; } = true;
+		public                   bool    Multiplexing   { get; init; } = false;
 	}
 
 	public sealed class StorageSection
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/configuration.ini b/Iceshrimp.Backend/configuration.ini
index 6db96a8a..87fb8f23 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/configuration.ini
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/configuration.ini
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Password = iceshrimp
 MaxConnections = 100
 
 ;; Whether to enable connection multiplexing, which allows for more efficient use of the connection pool.
-Multiplexing = true
+Multiplexing = false
 
 [Storage]
 ;; Where to store media attachments