diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index 1ca7b66ec5..a35303784b 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         "PublicLinkSalt": "TO3pTyXIZzwHiwyZgGql7lM7DG3zeId4",
         "ResetSalt": "IPxFzSfnDFsNsRafZxz8NaYqFKhf9y2t",
         "AnalyticsUrl": "",
-        "UseLocalStorage": true,
-        "StorageDirectory": "/mattermost/"
+        "UseLocalStorage": false,
+        "StorageDirectory": ""
     },
     "SqlSettings": {
         "DriverName": "mysql",
diff --git a/config/config_docker.json b/config/config_docker.json
index b7d7939ca1..e2c7a093d7 100644
--- a/config/config_docker.json
+++ b/config/config_docker.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
         "PublicLinkSalt": "TO3pTyXIZzwHiwyZgGql7lM7DG3zeId4",
         "ResetSalt": "IPxFzSfnDFsNsRafZxz8NaYqFKhf9y2t",
         "AnalyticsUrl": "",
-        "UseLocalStorage": "",
-        "StorageDirectory": "/mattermost/"
+        "UseLocalStorage": false,
+        "StorageDirectory": ""
     },
     "SqlSettings": {
         "DriverName": "mysql",