diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
       userZoomingEnabled: defVal(true, options.userZoomingEnabled),
       panningEnabled: defVal(true, options.panningEnabled),
       userPanningEnabled: defVal(true, options.userPanningEnabled),
-      boxSelectionEnabled: defVal(true, options.boxSelectionEnabled),
+      boxSelectionEnabled: defVal(false, options.boxSelectionEnabled),
       autolock: defVal(false, options.autolock, options.autolockNodes),
       autoungrabify: defVal(false, options.autoungrabify, options.autoungrabifyNodes),
       autounselectify: defVal(false, options.autounselectify),
Box selection disabled by default #<I>