diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift
index 61cd7133a..f34b5e935 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class AudioController: NSObject, ObservableObject, AVAudioPlayerDelegate
     }
   }
 
-  @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.textToSpeechPreloadEnabled.rawValue) public var preloadEnabled = true
+  @AppStorage(UserDefaultKey.textToSpeechPreloadEnabled.rawValue) public var preloadEnabled = false
 
   public var currentVoiceLanguage: VoiceLanguage {
     Voices.Languages.first(where: { $0.key == currentLanguage }) ?? Voices.English