diff --git a/velocity-compose/.env b/velocity-compose/.env
index 6b0d5ee..258f09c 100644
--- a/velocity-compose/.env
+++ b/velocity-compose/.env
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ UID=1000
 GID=1000
 VELOCITY_ENABLE=true
 VELOCITY_SECRET=REPLACE_THIS_WITH_A_RANDOM_SECRET
-PAPER_DONT_DOWNLOAD_ON_START=true
+PAPER_DONT_DOWNLOAD_ON_START=false
 VELOCITY_DONT_DOWNLOAD_ON_START=false