diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff227bd5..9556f92a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Sway is an incredible window manager, and certainly one of the most well establi
     - `dim_inactive_colors.urgent <hex color> ex, #900000FF`
 + Application saturation: `for_window [CRITERIA HERE] saturation <set|plus|minus> <val 0.0 <-> 2.0>`
 + Keep/remove separator border between titlebar and content: `titlebar_separator enable|disable`
-+ Treat Scratchpad as minimized: `scratchpad_minimize enable|disable`
++ Treat Scratchpad as minimized: `scratchpad_minimize enable|disable`: **we recommend keeping this setting off, as there are many kinks to iron out here**
 
 ## Roadmap
 
@@ -113,4 +113,3 @@ Here's a quick outline of where most of our changes lie vs the main sway reposit
 + `sway/desktop/render.c`: the file that handles calling `fx_renderer` to render to the screen, handles damage tracking and scaling
 + `sway/desktop/fx_renderer.c`: the meat and potatoes of this project, structured as similarly to wlr_renderer as possible
 + `sway/desktop/shaders`: where all of the shaders that fx_renderer uses live
-
diff --git a/config.in b/config.in
index 15727bbe..05b461db 100644
--- a/config.in
+++ b/config.in
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dim_inactive_colors.unfocused #000000FF
 dim_inactive_colors.urgent #900000FF
 
 # Move minimized windows into Scratchpad (enable|disable)
-scratchpad_minimize enable
+scratchpad_minimize disable
 
 ### Output configuration
 #
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index fbcf94a4..82085d03 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static void config_defaults(struct sway_config *config) {
 	config->blur_params.radius = 5;
 
 	config->titlebar_separator = true;
-	config->scratchpad_minimize = true;
+	config->scratchpad_minimize = false;
 
 	if (!(config->layer_criteria = create_list())) goto cleanup;