diff --git a/resources/attributes/default.rb b/resources/attributes/default.rb
index 08d33f3e..fc2d8deb 100644
--- a/resources/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/resources/attributes/default.rb
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 default["redborder"]["services"]["redborder-events-counter"]  = false
 default["redborder"]["services"]["rsyslog"]                   = true
 default["redborder"]["services"]["redborder-nmsp"]            = false
-default["redborder"]["services"]["redborder-ale"]             = true
+default["redborder"]["services"]["redborder-ale"]             = false
 default["redborder"]["services"]["n2klocd"]                   = false
 default["redborder"]["services"]["radiusd"]                   = false