diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8544f051..c02744c5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ lfs:
   # Enable Git LFS.
   enabled: true
   # Enable Git SSH transfer.
-  ssh_enabled: true
+  ssh_enabled: false
 
 # Cron job configuration
 jobs:
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ Soft Serve supports both Git LFS [HTTP](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/blob/
 
 Use the `lfs` config section to customize your Git LFS server.
 
+> **Note**: The pure-SSH transfer is disabled by default.
+
 ## Server Access
 
 Soft Serve at its core manages your server authentication and authorization. Authentication verifies the identity of a user, while authorization determines their access rights to a repository.
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index e1124204f..aed4a9d1f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		},
 		LFS: LFSConfig{
 			Enabled:    true,
-			SSHEnabled: true,
+			SSHEnabled: false,
 		},
 	}
 }