diff --git a/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/dovecot2/etc_dovecot_dovecot.conf b/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/dovecot2/etc_dovecot_dovecot.conf
index b7ab0f9d..50350f1f 100644
--- a/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/dovecot2/etc_dovecot_dovecot.conf
+++ b/templates/misc/configfiles/gentoo/dovecot2/etc_dovecot_dovecot.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ protocols = imap pop3
 
 ### SSL Settings
 ### After setting this options, set disable_plaintext_auth to yes (see above)
+ssl = no
 #ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/server/<SERVERNAME>.pem
 #ssl_key = </etc/ssl/server/<SERVERNAME>.key