diff --git a/api/post.go b/api/post.go
index 3892d4ee81..dee26516fc 100644
--- a/api/post.go
+++ b/api/post.go
@@ -229,6 +229,10 @@ func handlePostEventsAndForget(c *Context, post *model.Post, triggerWebhooks boo
 
 func handleWebhookEventsAndForget(c *Context, post *model.Post, team *model.Team, channel *model.Channel, user *model.User) {
 	go func() {
+		if channel.Type != model.CHANNEL_OPEN {
+			return
+		}
+
 		hchan := Srv.Store.Webhook().GetOutgoingByTeam(c.Session.TeamId)
 
 		hooks := []*model.OutgoingWebhook{}
diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index a927620b5c..932bed8a23 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
         "SegmentDeveloperKey": "",
         "GoogleDeveloperKey": "",
         "EnableOAuthServiceProvider": false,
-        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": true,
-        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": true,
+        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": false,
+        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": false,
         "EnablePostUsernameOverride": false,
         "EnablePostIconOverride": false,
         "EnableTesting": false,
diff --git a/docker/1.2/config_docker.json b/docker/1.2/config_docker.json
index 80e6ab14ed..c23a72cd1d 100644
--- a/docker/1.2/config_docker.json
+++ b/docker/1.2/config_docker.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
         "SegmentDeveloperKey": "",
         "GoogleDeveloperKey": "",
         "EnableOAuthServiceProvider": false,
-        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": true,
-        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": true,
+        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": false,
+        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": false,
         "EnablePostUsernameOverride": false,
         "EnablePostIconOverride": false,
         "EnableTesting": false,
diff --git a/docker/dev/config_docker.json b/docker/dev/config_docker.json
index 80e6ab14ed..c23a72cd1d 100644
--- a/docker/dev/config_docker.json
+++ b/docker/dev/config_docker.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
         "SegmentDeveloperKey": "",
         "GoogleDeveloperKey": "",
         "EnableOAuthServiceProvider": false,
-        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": true,
-        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": true,
+        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": false,
+        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": false,
         "EnablePostUsernameOverride": false,
         "EnablePostIconOverride": false,
         "EnableTesting": false,
diff --git a/docker/local/config_docker.json b/docker/local/config_docker.json
index 80e6ab14ed..c23a72cd1d 100644
--- a/docker/local/config_docker.json
+++ b/docker/local/config_docker.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
         "SegmentDeveloperKey": "",
         "GoogleDeveloperKey": "",
         "EnableOAuthServiceProvider": false,
-        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": true,
-        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": true,
+        "EnableIncomingWebhooks": false,
+        "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": false,
         "EnablePostUsernameOverride": false,
         "EnablePostIconOverride": false,
         "EnableTesting": false,