diff --git a/motion-arm/Dockerfile b/motion-arm/Dockerfile
index abc890e..6e3bf7a 100644
--- a/motion-arm/Dockerfile
+++ b/motion-arm/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN set -xe \
     && sed -i -e 's/^daemon on/daemon off/' \
               -e 's/^webcontrol_localhost on/webcontrol_localhost off/' \
               -e 's/^stream_localhost on/stream_localhost off/' \
+              -e 's/^output_pictures on/output_pictures off/' \
               /etc/motion/motion.conf \
     && rm -rf ${MOTION_FILE} /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
diff --git a/motion-arm/data/motion.conf b/motion-arm/data/motion.conf
index 2c63778..3278859 100644
--- a/motion-arm/data/motion.conf
+++ b/motion-arm/data/motion.conf
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ emulate_motion off
 # Picture with most motion of an event is saved when set to 'best'.
 # Picture with motion nearest center of picture is saved when set to 'center'.
 # Can be used as preview shot for the corresponding movie.
-output_pictures on
+output_pictures off
 
 # Output pictures with only the pixels moving object (ghost images) (default: off)
 output_debug_pictures off