diff --git a/IPython/ipmaker.py b/IPython/ipmaker.py
index 8b37dbd..e604feb 100644
--- a/IPython/ipmaker.py
+++ b/IPython/ipmaker.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ object?   -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
                       editor = '0',
                       gthread = 0,
                       help = 0,
-                      interact = 1,
+                      interact = 0,
                       ipythondir = ipythondir_def,
                       log = 0,
                       logfile = '',