diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 5a318aa..8cbece9 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ const CONFIG_KEY = 'ytaf-configuration';
 
 const configOptions = new Map([
   ['enableAdBlock', { default: true, desc: 'Enable ad blocking' }],
-  ['removeShorts', { default: true, desc: 'Remove Shorts from subscriptions' }],
+  [
+    'removeShorts',
+    { default: false, desc: 'Remove Shorts from subscriptions' }
+  ],
   ['enableSponsorBlock', { default: true, desc: 'Enable SponsorBlock' }],
   [
     'enableSponsorBlockSponsor',