diff --git a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
index edc3087d..228cb838 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool matugenTemplateGhostty: true
     property bool matugenTemplateKitty: true
     property bool matugenTemplateFoot: true
-    property bool matugenTemplateNeovim: true
+    property bool matugenTemplateNeovim: false
     property bool matugenTemplateAlacritty: true
     property bool matugenTemplateWezterm: true
     property bool matugenTemplateDgop: true
diff --git a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
index d347e271..d985122d 100644
--- a/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
+++ b/quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     matugenTemplateKitty: { def: true },
     matugenTemplateFoot: { def: true },
     matugenTemplateAlacritty: { def: true },
-    matugenTemplateNeovim: { def: true },
+    matugenTemplateNeovim: { def: false },
     matugenTemplateWezterm: { def: true },
     matugenTemplateDgop: { def: true },
     matugenTemplateKcolorscheme: { def: true },