diff --git a/web/ui/mantine-ui/src/state/settingsSlice.ts b/web/ui/mantine-ui/src/state/settingsSlice.ts
index 8b4a33bf76..a3e133380a 100644
--- a/web/ui/mantine-ui/src/state/settingsSlice.ts
+++ b/web/ui/mantine-ui/src/state/settingsSlice.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const initialState: Settings = {
   ),
   showAnnotations: initializeFromLocalStorage<boolean>(
     localStorageKeyShowAnnotations,
-    true
+    false
   ),
   showQueryWarnings: initializeFromLocalStorage<boolean>(
     localStorageKeyShowQueryWarnings,