diff --git a/parity/cli/config.full.toml b/parity/cli/config.full.toml
index 088066e63..67cba6a48 100644
--- a/parity/cli/config.full.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/config.full.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 mode = "last"
 mode_timeout = 300
 mode_alarm = 3600
-auto_update = "critical"
+auto_update = "none"
 release_track = "current"
 no_download = false
 no_consensus = false
@@ -116,5 +116,3 @@ jit = false
 logging = "own_tx=trace"
 log_file = "/var/log/parity.log"
 color = true
-
-
diff --git a/parity/cli/mod.rs b/parity/cli/mod.rs
index 7e5e4d1d8..2c008623a 100644
--- a/parity/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/parity/cli/mod.rs
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ mod tests {
 			flag_mode: "last".into(),
 			flag_mode_timeout: 300u64,
 			flag_mode_alarm: 3600u64,
-			flag_auto_update: "critical".into(),
+			flag_auto_update: "none".into(),
 			flag_release_track: "current".into(),
 			flag_no_download: false,
 			flag_no_consensus: false,