diff --git a/plugins/mcp-server/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/mcp-server/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index bc056d39f847..a3f87caf2efc 100644
--- a/plugins/mcp-server/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/mcp-server/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <mcpServer.mcpToolset implementation="com.intellij.mcpserver.toolsets.general.CodeInsightToolset" />
     <mcpServer.mcpToolset implementation="com.intellij.mcpserver.toolsets.general.RefactoringToolset" />
 
-    <registryKey defaultValue="true"
+    <registryKey defaultValue="false"
                  description="Detect MCP clients to suggest enable MCP server on project startup"
                  key="mcp.server.detect.mcp.clients"/>
 
diff --git a/plugins/mcp-server/src/com/intellij/mcpserver/impl/McpClientDetectionActivity.kt b/plugins/mcp-server/src/com/intellij/mcpserver/impl/McpClientDetectionActivity.kt
index 75c7b43997c7..6024103f2df4 100644
--- a/plugins/mcp-server/src/com/intellij/mcpserver/impl/McpClientDetectionActivity.kt
+++ b/plugins/mcp-server/src/com/intellij/mcpserver/impl/McpClientDetectionActivity.kt
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ internal class McpClientDetectionSettings : SimplePersistentStateComponent<McpCl
 
 internal class McpClientDetectionActivity : ProjectActivity {
   override suspend fun execute(project: Project) {
+    val detectedClients = McpClientDetector.detectMcpClients(project)
+    suggestToChangePortIfNeeded(detectedClients, project)
+
     if (Registry.`is`("mcp.server.detect.mcp.clients")) {
       val mcpClientDetectionSettings = application.service<McpClientDetectionSettings>()
 
-      val detectedClients = McpClientDetector.detectMcpClients(project)
       if (McpServerSettings.getInstance().state.enableMcpServer) {
         showUnconfiguredNotificationIfNeeded(detectedClients, project)
-        suggestToChangePortIfNeeded(detectedClients, project)
         return
       }