diff --git a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java
index 8c0dbe7..be675e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/writer2latex/xhtml/XhtmlConfig.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class XhtmlConfig extends writer2latex.base.ConfigBase {
         options[USE_DUBLIN_CORE] = new BooleanOption("use_dublin_core","true");
         options[NOTES] = new BooleanOption("notes","true");
         options[DISPLAY_HIDDEN_TEXT] = new BooleanOption("display_hidden_text", "false");
-        options[CONVERT_TO_PX] = new BooleanOption("convert_to_px","true");
+        options[CONVERT_TO_PX] = new BooleanOption("convert_to_px","false");
         options[SCALING] = new Option("scaling","100%");
         options[COLUMN_SCALING] = new Option("column_scaling","100%");
         options[RELATIVE_FONT_SIZE] = new BooleanOption("relative_font_size","false");