diff --git a/backend/src/utils/constants.ts b/backend/src/utils/constants.ts
index 4307ecb085..1f87eaae4b 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const blankDashboardCR: DashboardConfig = {
       disableServingRuntimeParams: false,
       disableConnectionTypes: false,
       disableStorageClasses: false,
-      disableNIMModelServing: false,
+      disableNIMModelServing: true,
     },
     notebookController: {
       enabled: true,