diff --git a/images/vnc/vnc/index.html b/images/vnc/vnc/index.html
index 73c88f2..e7849be 100644
--- a/images/vnc/vnc/index.html
+++ b/images/vnc/vnc/index.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </iframe>
 
     <script type="text/javascript">
-      let url = "vnc.html?resize=remote&autoconnect=1&path=";
+      let url = "vnc.html?resize=remote&autoconnect=0&path=";
       let path = "websockify";
       if (window.location.pathname) {
         // change the path depending on window.location (necessary for websockets to work on Coder's application path