diff --git a/.docker/selfhost/schema.json b/.docker/selfhost/schema.json
index b1e6e3d692..a78e7aa036 100644
--- a/.docker/selfhost/schema.json
+++ b/.docker/selfhost/schema.json
@@ -886,8 +886,8 @@
       "properties": {
         "enabled": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "description": "Enable indexer plugin\n@default true\n@environment `AFFINE_INDEXER_ENABLED`",
-          "default": true
+          "description": "Enable indexer plugin\n@default false\n@environment `AFFINE_INDEXER_ENABLED`",
+          "default": false
         },
         "provider.type": {
           "type": "string",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 32b0c82250..16f0cfdf21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ env:
   COVERAGE: true
   MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: '10.13'
   DEPLOYMENT_TYPE: affine
+  AFFINE_INDEXER_ENABLED: true
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/.env.example b/packages/backend/server/.env.example
index 9c740f0492..2d8a2362b7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/.env.example
+++ b/packages/backend/server/.env.example
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@
 # MAILER_SENDER="noreply@toeverything.info"
 # MAILER_USER="noreply@toeverything.info"
 # MAILER_PASSWORD="affine"
-# MAILER_SECURE=false
\ No newline at end of file
+# MAILER_SECURE=false
+
+# AFFINE_INDEXER_ENABLED=true
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/event.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/event.spec.ts
index 7e40da45c2..4ca0353232 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/event.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/event.spec.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@ import Sinon from 'sinon';
 
 import { createModule } from '../../../__tests__/create-module';
 import { Config } from '../../../base';
+import { ConfigModule } from '../../../base/config';
 import { IndexerModule } from '..';
 import { IndexerEvent } from '../event';
 
 const module = await createModule({
-  imports: [IndexerModule],
+  imports: [
+    IndexerModule,
+    ConfigModule.override({
+      indexer: {
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
 });
 const indexerEvent = module.get(IndexerEvent);
 const config = module.get(Config);
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/job.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/job.spec.ts
index 1f8e17e634..8977879711 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/job.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/job.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Sinon from 'sinon';
 import { createModule } from '../../../__tests__/create-module';
 import { Mockers } from '../../../__tests__/mocks';
 import { JOB_SIGNAL } from '../../../base';
+import { ConfigModule } from '../../../base/config';
 import { ServerConfigModule } from '../../../core/config';
 import { Models } from '../../../models';
 import { IndexerModule, IndexerService } from '..';
@@ -15,7 +16,15 @@ import { IndexerJob } from '../job';
 import { ManticoresearchProvider } from '../providers';
 
 const module = await createModule({
-  imports: [IndexerModule, ServerConfigModule],
+  imports: [
+    IndexerModule,
+    ServerConfigModule,
+    ConfigModule.override({
+      indexer: {
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
   providers: [IndexerService],
 });
 const indexerService = module.get(IndexerService);
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/elasticsearch.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/elasticsearch.spec.ts
index 6f73dfc6ab..0af7ce0fad 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/elasticsearch.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/elasticsearch.spec.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ _test.before(async () => {
       IndexerModule,
       ConfigModule.override({
         indexer: {
+          enabled: true,
           provider: {
             type: SearchProviderType.Elasticsearch,
             endpoint: 'http://localhost:9200',
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/manticoresearch.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/manticoresearch.spec.ts
index 75b3f1f690..0706a8b1e5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/manticoresearch.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/providers/manticoresearch.spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const module = await createModule({
     IndexerModule,
     ConfigModule.override({
       indexer: {
+        enabled: true,
         provider: {
           type: SearchProviderType.Manticoresearch,
           endpoint: 'http://localhost:9308',
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/service.spec.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/service.spec.ts
index 0ec43fb7eb..b3b1ec2dcf 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/__tests__/service.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { omit, pick } from 'lodash-es';
 
 import { createModule } from '../../../__tests__/create-module';
 import { Mockers } from '../../../__tests__/mocks';
+import { ConfigModule } from '../../../base/config';
 import { ServerConfigModule } from '../../../core/config';
 import { IndexerModule, IndexerService } from '..';
 import { SearchProviderFactory } from '../factory';
@@ -20,7 +21,15 @@ import {
 } from '../types';
 
 const module = await createModule({
-  imports: [IndexerModule, ServerConfigModule],
+  imports: [
+    IndexerModule,
+    ServerConfigModule,
+    ConfigModule.override({
+      indexer: {
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
   providers: [IndexerService],
 });
 const indexerService = module.get(IndexerService);
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/config.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/config.ts
index ff06e84c31..b50b011f4f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/config.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/plugins/indexer/config.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ declare global {
 defineModuleConfig('indexer', {
   enabled: {
     desc: 'Enable indexer plugin',
-    default: true,
+    default: false,
     env: ['AFFINE_INDEXER_ENABLED', 'boolean'],
   },
   'provider.type': {