diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/text.rs b/src/meta_plugin/text.rs
index c1a9575..d2e0626 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/text.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/text.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl TextMetaPlugin {
             .unwrap_or(true);
         let track_line_median_len = base.options.get("text_line_median_len")
             .and_then(|v| v.as_bool())
-            .unwrap_or(true);
+            .unwrap_or(false);
         
         // Track line lengths if any of the line length options are enabled
         let track_line_lengths = track_line_max_len || track_line_mean_len || track_line_median_len;