--- a/cubicweb/web/webconfig.py	Mon Mar 21 15:24:17 2016 +0100
+++ b/cubicweb/web/webconfig.py	Tue Mar 29 14:35:28 2016 +0200
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
           }),
         ('generate-staticdir',
          {'type': 'yn',
-          'default': True,
+          'default': False,
           'help': 'Generate the static data resource directory on upgrade.',
           'group': 'web', 'level': 2,
           }),