diff --git a/backend/redirectioneaza/settings/feature_flags.py b/backend/redirectioneaza/settings/feature_flags.py
index 4bd8fb91..4a5f5fee 100644
--- a/backend/redirectioneaza/settings/feature_flags.py
+++ b/backend/redirectioneaza/settings/feature_flags.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from .environment import env
 
 # Search tweaks
-ENABLE_NGO_SEARCH_WORD_SIMILARITY = env.bool("ENABLE_NGO_SEARCH_WORD_SIMILARITY", True)
+ENABLE_NGO_SEARCH_WORD_SIMILARITY = env.bool("ENABLE_NGO_SEARCH_WORD_SIMILARITY", False)
 ENABLE_CAUSE_SEARCH_WORD_SIMILARITY = env.bool("ENABLE_CAUSE_SEARCH_WORD_SIMILARITY", False)
 
 # Feature flags