diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 0af0cb83a..bd7ee7222 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
   "use_compressor": "n",
   "use_celery": "n",
   "use_mailhog": "n",
-  "use_whitenoise": "y",
   "use_sentry": "n",
+  "use_whitenoise": "n",
   "use_heroku": "n",
   "use_travisci": "n",
   "keep_local_envs_in_vcs": "y",