diff --git a/cmd/convert.go b/cmd/convert.go
index 21cc3d88..a4f11608 100644
--- a/cmd/convert.go
+++ b/cmd/convert.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Standard between the two
 	convertCmd.Flags().StringVar(&ConvertBuild, "build", "none", `Set the type of build ("local"|"build-config"(OpenShift only)|"none")`)
-	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&ConvertPushImage, "push-image", true, "If we should push the docker image we built")
+	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&ConvertPushImage, "push-image", false, "If we should push the docker image we built")
 	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&ConvertYaml, "yaml", "y", false, "Generate resource files into YAML format")
 	convertCmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated("yaml", "YAML is the default format now.")
 	convertCmd.Flags().MarkShorthandDeprecated("y", "YAML is the default format now.")