diff --git a/packaging/fplearn.sh b/packaging/fplearn.sh
index 3c1dec3..5bbf6c0 100755
--- a/packaging/fplearn.sh
+++ b/packaging/fplearn.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ wipe)
     sudo sync
     sudo sh -c ": > $MAP"
     echo "removed $n container(s); index and small containers kept; map cleared"
-    restart "--learn=1" || exit 1
+    # Off, like enrol: a wipe is the start of a controlled sequence, and coming
+    # back with learning on invites the next thing that verifies to start
+    # folding before anyone intended it.
+    restart "--learn=0" || exit 1
     fprintd-list user 2>&1 | tail -1
     echo "after:"; sizes
     echo; echo "next: fplearn.sh enrol <finger>" ;;