diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index c5cba26..910af5f 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ $ae_incl_target     = true,
 $ae_target_service  = '/etc/nagios/conf.d/httpd_service.cfg',
 
 # firewall
-$ae_manage_fw       = true,
+$ae_manage_fw       = false,
 $ae_order_no        = '50',
 $ae_http_port       = '80',
 $ae_https_port      = '443',