diff --git a/assets/js/zen-mode.js b/assets/js/zen-mode.js
index ec6cabdb..ff6acefe 100644
--- a/assets/js/zen-mode.js
+++ b/assets/js/zen-mode.js
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ function _registerZendModeButtonClick(zendModeButton) {
         const zendModeButton = document.getElementById('zen-mode-button');
         if(zendModeButton !== null && zendModeButton !== undefined) {
             _registerZendModeButtonClick(zendModeButton);
+                        console.log('[DEBUG] Zen-mode button found');
+
+        }else{
+            console.log('[DEBUG] Zen-mode button not found');
         }
 
         // Initialize localstorage option 'blowfish-zen-mode-enabled' to false, if it does not exist, otherwise enable it.
diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index cd20b1e4..4ec4494b 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ disableTextInHeader = false
   showAuthorsBadges = false
   showWordCount = true
   # sharingLinks = [ "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "pinterest", "facebook", "email", "whatsapp", "telegram"]
-  showZenMode = true
+  showZenMode = false
 
 [list]
   showHero = false
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
index de661e7b..003974c0 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 | `article.showWordCount`               | `false`   | Whether or not article word counts are displayed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | `article.showComments`                | `false`   | Whether or not the [comments partial]({{< ref "partials#comments" >}}) is included after the article footer.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `article.sharingLinks`                | _Not set_ | Which sharing links to display at the end of each article. When not provided, or set to `false` no links will be displayed.  Available values are: "linkedin", "twitter", "reddit", "pinterest", "facebook", "email", "whatsapp", and "telegram"                                                                       |
-| `article.showZenMode`                 | `true`    | Flag to activate Zen Mode reading feature for articles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `article.showZenMode`                 | `false`    | Flag to activate Zen Mode reading feature for articles.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 
 ### List
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7da7e3c..55611954 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hugo-blowfish-theme",
-  "version": "2.50.0",
+  "version": "2.49.1",
   "description": "Blowfish theme for Hugo",
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "vendor-copy",