diff --git a/config/example.runtime.properties b/config/example.runtime.properties
index 587ffb4c..e6092d54 100644
--- a/config/example.runtime.properties
+++ b/config/example.runtime.properties
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ proxy.eligibleTypeList = http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Person, http://xmlns.com/foaf
 
 #
 # Show only the most appropriate data values based on the Accept-Language 
-# header supplied by the browser.  Default is true if not set.
+# header supplied by the browser.  Default is false if not set.
 #
-RDFService.languageFilter = true
+# RDFService.languageFilter = false
 
 #
 # Force VIVO to use a specific language or Locale instead of those 
diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html
index 81f71145..da498f2d 100644
--- a/doc/install.html
+++ b/doc/install.html
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ issuing SPARQL queries that read data, and its URI for issuing SPARQL UPDATE com
                     <tr>
                         <td colspan="2">
 							Show only the most appropriate data values based on the Accept-Language 
-							header supplied by the browser.  Default is true if not set.
+							header supplied by the browser.  Default is false if not set.
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr class="odd_row">
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ issuing SPARQL queries that read data, and its URI for issuing SPARQL UPDATE com
                           RDFService.languageFilter
                         </td>
                         <td>
-                           true
+                           false
                         </td>
                     </tr>
 
diff --git a/doc/upgrade-1.5.html b/doc/upgrade-1.5.html
index b83478fb..692fc8b9 100644
--- a/doc/upgrade-1.5.html
+++ b/doc/upgrade-1.5.html
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                     <tr>
                         <td colspan="2">
 							Show only the most appropriate data values based on the Accept-Language 
-							header supplied by the browser.  Default is true if not set.
+							header supplied by the browser.  Default is false if not set.
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr class="odd_row blue">
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
                           RDFService.languageFilter
                         </td>
                         <td>
-                           true
+                           false
                         </td>
                     </tr>