diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/DownloadManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/DownloadManager.kt
index 51705372e89537ec0ea7b7770637b9244ba1ed35..c6f27dd39b24048b0cd71a244cc1dce5ebfbdf0c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/DownloadManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/DownloadManager.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import foundation.e.apps.OpenForTesting
 import foundation.e.apps.R
+import foundation.e.apps.data.preference.AppLoungePreference
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class DownloadManager @Inject constructor(
     private val downloadManager: DownloadManager,
     @Named("cacheDir") private val cacheDir: String,
     private val downloadManagerQuery: DownloadManager.Query,
+    private val appLoungePreference: AppLoungePreference,
 ) {
     private val downloadsMaps = HashMap<Long, Boolean>()
 
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ class DownloadManager @Inject constructor(
             val request = DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse(url))
                 .setTitle(context.getString(R.string.downloading))
                 .setDestinationUri(Uri.fromFile(downloadFile))
+            if (appLoungePreference.isOnlyUnmeteredNetworkEnabled()) {
+                // Set to true by default for Download requests
+                request.setAllowedOverMetered(false)
+            }
             downloadId = downloadManager.enqueue(request)
         } catch (e: java.lang.NullPointerException) {
             Timber.e(e, "Url: $url; downloadFilePath: ${downloadFile.absolutePath}")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/preference/AppLoungePreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/preference/AppLoungePreference.kt
index 8571d005cbfcec3f171c3af493a029c005788732..73d34496a51a43c7a6e17e3327164ed1636ed4e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/preference/AppLoungePreference.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/data/preference/AppLoungePreference.kt
@@ -120,4 +120,8 @@ class AppLoungePreference @Inject constructor(
             putBoolean(context.getString(R.string.anonymous_update_migration_completed), true)
         }
     }
+
+    fun isOnlyUnmeteredNetworkEnabled(): Boolean {
+        return preferenceManager.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.only_unmetered_network), true)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/install/updates/UpdatesWorker.kt b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/install/updates/UpdatesWorker.kt
index f2907200fad013b69d98450d14be62fa2262d5ab..c6740739d7914d0f2caf370cfb813deae1b356aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/install/updates/UpdatesWorker.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/apps/install/updates/UpdatesWorker.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class UpdatesWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
 
     private var shouldShowNotification = true
     private var automaticInstallEnabled = true
-    private var onlyOnUnmeteredNetwork = false
+    private var onlyOnUnmeteredNetwork = true
     private var isAutoUpdate = true // indicates it is auto update or user initiated update
     private var retryCount = 0
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class UpdatesWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
             applicationContext.getString(
                 R.string.only_unmetered_network
             ),
-            false
+            true
         )
     }