diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 8f6fb6140d39af0a617c942038bd02543d30be47..f583f6fb7c96c128625d78fbee791017b20add17 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ github:
     # enable for the master/default branch (defaults to true)
     master: true
     # enable for all branches in this repo (defaults to false)
-    branches: true
+    branches: false
     # enable for pull requests coming from this repo (defaults to true)
     pullRequests: true
     # enable for pull requests coming from forks (defaults to false)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ github:
     # add a check to pull requests (defaults to true)
     addCheck: true
     # add a "Review in Gitpod" button as a comment to pull requests (defaults to false)
-    addComment: true
+    addComment: false
     # add a "Review in Gitpod" button to the pull request's description (defaults to false)
     addBadge: false
     # add a label once the prebuild is ready to pull requests (defaults to false)