diff --git a/bin/gollum b/bin/gollum
index a496e5bd..87d2bbe0 100755
--- a/bin/gollum
+++ b/bin/gollum
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ opts = OptionParser.new do |opts|
   end
 end
 
+# Keep live_preview disabled until a JS based markdown parser is ready.
+wiki_options[:live_preview] = false
+
 # Read command line options into `options` hash
 begin
   opts.parse!