diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
index d75ef5997a..2e8721b07e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
@@ -2630,7 +2630,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
             swDupMsgId.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("dup_msgids", false));
             swThreadByRef.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("thread_byref", true));
             swMdn.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("mdn", swExperiments.isChecked()));
-            swAppChooser.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("app_chooser", true));
+            swAppChooser.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("app_chooser", false));
             swDeleteConfirmation.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("delete_confirmation", true));
             etKeywords.setText(prefs.getString("global_keywords", null));
             swTestIab.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("test_iab", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java
index 1266aa58c2..7e81ef5ce3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ public class Helper {
 
     static Intent getChooser(Context context, Intent intent) {
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-        boolean app_chooser = prefs.getBoolean("app_chooser", true);
+        boolean app_chooser = prefs.getBoolean("app_chooser", false);
         if (!app_chooser)
             return intent;