diff --git a/tipbot/config.py.example b/tipbot/config.py.example
index b635526..0336dad 100644
--- a/tipbot/config.py.example
+++ b/tipbot/config.py.example
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ network_config = {
     'user_agent': tipbot_name,
     'update_period': 35,
     'load_limit': 100,
-    'use_unread_api': True,
+    'use_unread_api': False,
     'cache_timeout': 30,
   },
   'twitter': {