diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5ef75ca..7f99de0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ services:
       OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_BANNED_PASSWORDS_LIST: banned-password-list.txt
       # control the password enforcement and policy for public shares
       OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD: "${OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD:-true}"
-      OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_WRITEABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD: "${OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_WRITEABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD:-true}"
+      OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_WRITEABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD: "${OC_SHARING_PUBLIC_WRITEABLE_SHARE_MUST_HAVE_PASSWORD:-false}"
       OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_DISABLED: "${OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_DISABLED:-false}"
       OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_CHARACTERS: "${OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_CHARACTERS:-8}"
       OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_LOWERCASE_CHARACTERS: "${OC_PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_LOWERCASE_CHARACTERS:-1}"