diff --git a/data/motd/fwupd-refresh.service.in b/data/motd/fwupd-refresh.service.in
index 2cfb131e5..aa5d77dc7 100644
--- a/data/motd/fwupd-refresh.service.in
+++ b/data/motd/fwupd-refresh.service.in
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ CacheDirectory=fwupdmgr
 RuntimeDirectoryPreserve=yes
 StandardError=null
 ExecStart=@bindir@/fwupdmgr refresh
-ExecStart=@bindir@/fwupdmgr get-updates --log @motd_file@
+#Don't update MOTD for now until https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/13688
+#is better figured out
+#ExecStart=@bindir@/fwupdmgr get-updates --log @motd_file@
 DynamicUser=yes
 RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_NETLINK AF_UNIX AF_INET AF_INET6
 SystemCallFilter=~@mount