diff --git a/memgpt/config.py b/memgpt/config.py
index d9a8aa93..d4c27c1e 100644
--- a/memgpt/config.py
+++ b/memgpt/config.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Config:
         ).ask_async()
 
         self.archival_storage_index = None
-        self.preload_archival = await questionary.confirm("Would you like to preload anything into MemGPT's archival memory?").ask_async()
+        self.preload_archival = await questionary.confirm(default=False, "Would you like to preload anything into MemGPT's archival memory?").ask_async()
         if self.preload_archival:
             self.load_type = await questionary.select(
                 "What would you like to load?",