diff --git a/src/context/Config.py b/src/context/Config.py
index 344b34a09e76b50028f3a3bfbcc47278f1dfbbcc..770b1f065b93718c5428e895fae948d8e6ee1466 100644
--- a/src/context/Config.py
+++ b/src/context/Config.py
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ def is_enabled(setting_name : str, default_value : bool) -> bool:
     str_is_enabled = str(_is_enabled).upper()
     return str_is_enabled in TRUE_VALUES
 
-ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_DEVICE_TO_TOPOLOGY = is_enabled('ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_DEVICE_TO_TOPOLOGY', True)
-ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_LINK_TO_TOPOLOGY   = is_enabled('ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_LINK_TO_TOPOLOGY',   True)
+DEFAULT_VALUE = False
+ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_DEVICE_TO_TOPOLOGY = is_enabled('ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_DEVICE_TO_TOPOLOGY', DEFAULT_VALUE)
+ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_LINK_TO_TOPOLOGY   = is_enabled('ALLOW_EXPLICIT_ADD_LINK_TO_TOPOLOGY',   DEFAULT_VALUE)