diff --git a/bin/sandbox b/bin/sandbox
index 9ffcd80c508..c238925b74b 100755
--- a/bin/sandbox
+++ b/bin/sandbox
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ unbundled bin/rails db:drop db:create
 
 echo "~~~> Running the solidus:install generator"
 export SOLIDUS_ADMIN_LOOKBOOK=true
-unbundled bin/rails generate solidus:install --auto-accept $@
+unbundled bin/rails generate solidus:install --admin-preview --auto-accept $@
 
 echo "
 🚀 This app is intended for test purposes. If you're interested in running
diff --git a/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/install_generator.rb b/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/install_generator.rb
index dc6b05a75d4..9d3e5694cb4 100644
--- a/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/install_generator.rb
+++ b/core/lib/generators/solidus/install/install_generator.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class InstallGenerator < Rails::Generators::AppBase
     class_option :seed, type: :boolean, default: true, banner: 'Load seed data (migrations must be run)'
     class_option :sample, type: :boolean, default: true, banner: 'Load sample data (migrations and seeds must be run)'
     class_option :active_storage, type: :boolean, default: true, banner: 'Install ActiveStorage as image attachments handler for products and taxons'
-    class_option :admin_preview, type: :boolean, default: true, desc: 'Install the admin preview'
+    class_option :admin_preview, type: :boolean, default: false, desc: 'Install the admin preview'
     class_option :auto_accept, type: :boolean
     class_option :user_class, type: :string
     class_option :admin_email, type: :string