diff --git a/plugins/Oembed/OembedPlugin.php b/plugins/Oembed/OembedPlugin.php
index 84886a2bd3..3e6b6205c0 100644
--- a/plugins/Oembed/OembedPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Oembed/OembedPlugin.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class OembedPlugin extends Plugin
                                     '^i\d*\.vimeocdn\.com$' => 'Vimeo',
                                     );
     public $append_whitelist = array(); // fill this array as domain_whitelist to add more trusted sources
-    public $check_whitelist  = true;    // security/abuse precaution
+    public $check_whitelist  = false;    // security/abuse precaution
 
     protected $imgData = array();