diff --git a/git-flow-support b/git-flow-support
index 1ec1b4e..ba92cb9 100644
--- a/git-flow-support
+++ b/git-flow-support
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 }
 
 cmd_start() {
-	DEFINE_boolean fetch true "fetch from $ORIGIN before performing finish" F
+	DEFINE_boolean fetch false "fetch from $ORIGIN before performing finish" F
 	parse_args "$@"
 	require_version_arg
 	require_base_arg