diff --git a/pyreadline/configuration/pyreadlineconfig.ini b/pyreadline/configuration/pyreadlineconfig.ini
index 0a4cd77..692c60d 100644
--- a/pyreadline/configuration/pyreadlineconfig.ini
+++ b/pyreadline/configuration/pyreadlineconfig.ini
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ bell_style("none") #modes: none, audible, visible(not implemented)
 show_all_if_ambiguous("on")
 mark_directories("on")
 completer_delims(" \t\n\"\\'`@$><=;|&{(?")
+complete_filesystem("off")
 debug_output("off")
 #allow_ctrl_c(True)  #(Allows use of ctrl-c as copy key, still propagate keyboardinterrupt when not waiting for input)
 
diff --git a/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py b/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
index 67b829d..632a8c1 100644
--- a/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
+++ b/pyreadline/modes/basemode.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class BaseMode(object):
         self.completer_delims = u" \t\n\"\\'`@$><=;|&{("
         self.show_all_if_ambiguous = u'off'
         self.mark_directories = u'on'
-        self.complete_filesystem = u'on'
+        self.complete_filesystem = u'off'
         self.completer = None
         self.begidx = 0
         self.endidx = 0