diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/tests/ingress/traefik_test.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/tests/ingress/traefik_test.yaml
index 9967e416baa..4d32a0d2759 100644
--- a/charts/library/common-test/tests/ingress/traefik_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/tests/ingress/traefik_test.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tests:
                 - path: /test-path
           integrations:
             traefik:
+              enabled: true
               middlewares:
                 - name: my-compress
                 - name: some-existing-middleware-on-this-namespace
diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/tests/traefik/enabled_test.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/tests/traefik/enabled_test.yaml
index 3a84d35e8e5..d8b39f10e35 100644
--- a/charts/library/common-test/tests/traefik/enabled_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/tests/traefik/enabled_test.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ tests:
           primary: true
           hosts:
             - host: chart-example.local
+          integrations:
+            traefik:
+              enabled: true
     asserts:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 3
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ tests:
           primary: true
           integrations:
             traefik:
+              enabled: true
               chartMiddlewares:
                 - name: some-chart-middleware
           hosts:
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ tests:
           primary: true
           integrations:
             traefik:
+              enabled: true
               middlewares:
                 - name: some-user-middleware
           hosts:
diff --git a/charts/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl b/charts/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl
index 2125528b26e..1b5969395f2 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl
+++ b/charts/library/common/templates/class/_ingress.tpl
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ objectData: The object data to be used to render the Ingress.
     {{- end -}}
   {{- end -}}
 
-  {{/* When Stop All is set, force ingressClass "stopped"
-  to yeet ingress from the ingresscontroller */}}
+  {{/*
+    When Stop All is set, force ingressClass "stopped"
+    to yeet ingress from the ingressController
+  */}}
   {{- if (include "tc.v1.common.lib.util.stopAll" $rootCtx) -}}
     {{- $ingressClassName = "tc-stopped" -}}
   {{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/integrations/_traefik.tpl b/charts/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/integrations/_traefik.tpl
index e71b4e42dd2..41ecb6fc564 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/integrations/_traefik.tpl
+++ b/charts/library/common/templates/lib/ingress/integrations/_traefik.tpl
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@
   {{- end -}}
 
   {{- $traefik := $objectData.integrations.traefik -}}
-
-  {{- $enabled := true -}}
-  {{- if and $traefik (hasKey $traefik "enabled") (kindIs "bool" $traefik.enabled) -}}
-    {{- $enabled = $traefik.enabled -}}
+  {{- $enabled := "false" -}}
+  {{- if and (hasKey $traefik "enabled") (kindIs "bool" $traefik.enabled) -}}
+    {{- $enabled = $traefik.enabled | toString -}}
   {{- end -}}
 
-  {{- if $enabled -}}
+  {{- if eq $enabled "true" -}}
     {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.ingress.integration.traefik.validate" (dict "objectData" $objectData) -}}
     {{- $namespace := include "tc.v1.common.lib.metadata.namespace" (dict "rootCtx" $rootCtx "objectData" $objectData "caller" "Traefik Integration") -}}
 
diff --git a/charts/library/common/templates/spawner/traefik/_middleware.tpl b/charts/library/common/templates/spawner/traefik/_middleware.tpl
index af8669c30f5..e45a926817a 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/templates/spawner/traefik/_middleware.tpl
+++ b/charts/library/common/templates/spawner/traefik/_middleware.tpl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       {{- $_ := set $ing.integrations "traefik" dict -}}
     {{- end -}}
     {{- $traefik := $ing.integrations.traefik -}}
-    {{- $enabledTraefikIntegration := "true" -}}
+    {{- $enabledTraefikIntegration := "false" -}}
     {{- if and (hasKey $traefik "enabled") (kindIs "bool" $traefik.enabled) -}}
       {{- $enabledTraefikIntegration = $traefik.enabled | toString -}}
     {{- end -}}
diff --git a/cspell.config.yaml b/cspell.config.yaml
index 49a3896e3ad..16460cecbbb 100644
--- a/cspell.config.yaml
+++ b/cspell.config.yaml
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ words:
   - whisparr
   - xstar
   - xsystems
+  - yeet
   - zabbix
   - zerotier
   - zwavejs
diff --git a/website/src/content/docs/common/ingress/traefik.md b/website/src/content/docs/common/ingress/traefik.md
index 37772262291..b11fbd0b9aa 100644
--- a/website/src/content/docs/common/ingress/traefik.md
+++ b/website/src/content/docs/common/ingress/traefik.md
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Enables or Disables the traefik integration
 | ---------- | -------------------------------------------- |
 | Key        | `ingress.$name.integrations.traefik.enabled` |
 | Type       | `bool`                                       |
-| Required   | ✅                                            |
+| Required   | ❌                                            |
 | Helm `tpl` | ❌                                            |
-| Default    | `true`                                       |
+| Default    | `false`                                      |
 
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