diff --git a/umap/settings/base.py b/umap/settings/base.py
index 86b50fe1..b532fe43 100644
--- a/umap/settings/base.py
+++ b/umap/settings/base.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 UMAP_DEFAULT_SHARE_STATUS = None
 UMAP_DEFAULT_EDIT_STATUS = None
-UMAP_DEFAULT_FEATURES_HAVE_OWNERS = True
+UMAP_DEFAULT_FEATURES_HAVE_OWNERS = False
 
 UMAP_READONLY = env('UMAP_READONLY', default=False)
 UMAP_GZIP = True
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
index b0c01c2a..820252bf 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.controls.js
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ L.U.Editable = L.Editable.extend({
 
   _getDefaultProperties: function() {
     const result = {}
-    if (this.map.options.hasOwnProperty('user')) {
+    if (this.map.options.featuresHaveOwner && this.map.options.hasOwnProperty('user')) {
       result.geojson = { properties: { owner: this.map.options.user.id } }
     }
     return result
diff --git a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
index 4ba5fe14..325e071c 100644
--- a/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
+++ b/umap/static/umap/js/umap.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ L.Map.mergeOptions({
   easing: false,
   permissions: {},
   permanentCreditBackground: true,
+  featuresHaveOwner: false,
 })
 
 L.U.Map.include({
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@ L.U.Map.include({
     L.Util.setBooleanFromQueryString(this.options, 'displayCaptionOnLoad')
     L.Util.setBooleanFromQueryString(this.options, 'captionBar')
     L.Util.setBooleanFromQueryString(this.options, 'captionMenus')
-    L.Util.setBooleanFromQueryString(this.options, 'featuresHaveOwners')
     for (let i = 0; i < this.HIDDABLE_CONTROLS.length; i++) {
       L.Util.setNullableBooleanFromQueryString(
         this.options,
diff --git a/umap/views.py b/umap/views.py
index 31f86717..9a142f4c 100644
--- a/umap/views.py
+++ b/umap/views.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class MapDetailMixin:
                 (i, str(label)) for i, label in AnonymousMapPermissionsForm.STATUS
             ],
             "umap_version": VERSION,
-            "featuresHaveOwners": settings.UMAP_DEFAULT_FEATURES_HAVE_OWNERS,
+            "featuresHaveOwner": settings.UMAP_DEFAULT_FEATURES_HAVE_OWNERS,
         }
         if self.get_short_url():
             properties["shortUrl"] = self.get_short_url()