diff --git a/packages/appreader/src/index.tsx b/packages/appreader/src/index.tsx
index 1c0bdb9e4..185ef7d87 100644
--- a/packages/appreader/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/appreader/src/index.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const App = () => {
             article={window.omnivoreArticle as ArticleAttributes}
             scrollElementRef={React.createRef()}
             isAppleAppEmbed={true}
-            highlightBarDisabled={false}
+            highlightBarDisabled={true}
             highlightsBaseURL="https://example.com"
             fontSize={window.fontSize ?? 18}
             margin={0}