diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-update-actions-card-feature.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-update-actions-card-feature.ts
index aa0ec42d3df6..1956df515a24 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-update-actions-card-feature.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/card-features/hui-update-actions-card-feature.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import type { LovelaceCardFeature, LovelaceCardFeatureEditor } from "../types";
 import { cardFeatureStyles } from "./common/card-feature-styles";
 import type { UpdateActionsCardFeatureConfig } from "./types";
 
-export const DEFAULT_UPDATE_BACKUP_OPTION = "ask";
+export const DEFAULT_UPDATE_BACKUP_OPTION = "no";
 
 export const supportsUpdateActionsCardFeature = (stateObj: HassEntity) => {
   const domain = computeDomain(stateObj.entity_id);
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-update-actions-card-feature-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-update-actions-card-feature-editor.ts
index 201fd343bb35..9497c6ae905c 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-update-actions-card-feature-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-update-actions-card-feature-editor.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class HuiUpdateActionsCardFeatureEditor
           disabled: !supportsBackup,
           selector: {
             select: {
-              default: "yes",
+              default: "no",
               mode: "dropdown",
               options: ["ask", "yes", "no"].map((option) => ({
                 value: option,