diff --git a/roles/knot/templates/knot.conf.j2 b/roles/knot/templates/knot.conf.j2
index c661e25..45a0f8d 100644
--- a/roles/knot/templates/knot.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/knot/templates/knot.conf.j2
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ template:
   # template for automatically created special zones
   - id: catalog
     catalog-role: generate
-    dnssec-signing: on
-    dnssec-policy: default
+    dnssec-signing: off
 
 
 # define zones on this server