diff --git a/pi4j-core/src/main/java/com/pi4j/context/impl/DefaultContextBuilder.java b/pi4j-core/src/main/java/com/pi4j/context/impl/DefaultContextBuilder.java
index 6fd93f72..cd88e7f7 100644
--- a/pi4j-core/src/main/java/com/pi4j/context/impl/DefaultContextBuilder.java
+++ b/pi4j-core/src/main/java/com/pi4j/context/impl/DefaultContextBuilder.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class DefaultContextBuilder implements ContextBuilder {
     protected boolean autoDetectPlatforms = false;
     protected boolean autoDetectProviders = false;
     protected boolean autoInject = false;
-    protected boolean enableShutdownHook = true;
+    protected boolean enableShutdownHook = false;
 
     // default platform identifier
     protected String defaultPlatformId = null;