diff --git a/code/staticpublisher/StaticPublisher.php b/code/staticpublisher/StaticPublisher.php
index afc9f14b..95f70943 100644
--- a/code/staticpublisher/StaticPublisher.php
+++ b/code/staticpublisher/StaticPublisher.php
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ abstract class StaticPublisher extends DataObjectDecorator {
 	
 	// Realtime static publishing... the second a page
 	// is saved, it is written to the cache
-	static $disable_realtime = false;
+	// @todo this is currently disabled until template problems can be fixed
+	static $disable_realtime = true;
 	
 	abstract function publishPages($pages);
 	abstract function unpublishPages($pages);