diff --git a/conf/gns3_server.conf b/conf/gns3_server.conf
index ea0c56d2..e42d5221 100644
--- a/conf/gns3_server.conf
+++ b/conf/gns3_server.conf
@@ -77,4 +77,4 @@ require_kvm = True
 ; Enable hardware acceleration (all platforms)
 enable_hardware_acceleration = True
 ; Require hardware acceleration in order to start VMs (all platforms)
-require_hardware_acceleration = True
+require_hardware_acceleration = False