diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-suits-sit.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-suits-sit.md
index 11cf08d8da..b62f69f8d5 100644
--- a/.changeset/fuzzy-suits-sit.md
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-suits-sit.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-techdocs': minor
 ---
 
-Add two config values to the `page:techdocs/reader` extension that configure default layout, `withSearch` and `withHeader`. Default are unchanged to `true`.
+Add two config values to the `page:techdocs/reader` extension that configure default layout, `withoutSearch` and `withoutHeader`. Default are unchanged to `false`.
 
 E.g. to disable the search and header on the Techdocs Reader Page:
 
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ app:
   extensions:
     - page:techdocs/reader:
         config:
-          withSearch: false
-          withHeader: false
+          withoutSearch: true
+          withoutHeader: true
 ```
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/app-config.yaml b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/app-config.yaml
index be60d56756..09553edc8a 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/app-config.yaml
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/app-config.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ app:
     - sign-in-page:app: false
     - page:techdocs/reader:
         config:
-          withSearch: false
+          withoutSearch: true
 
 backend:
   baseUrl: http://localhost:3000
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/App.test.tsx b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/App.test.tsx
index 4a7eaef911..fc6d25863c 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli-embedded-app/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jest.mock('./config', () => ({
             {
               'page:techdocs/reader': {
                 config: {
-                  withSearch: false,
+                  withoutSearch: true,
                 },
               },
             },
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md
index bf561c12b9..3092a010d4 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ const _default: OverridableFrontendPlugin<
     }>;
     'page:techdocs/reader': OverridableExtensionDefinition<{
       config: {
-        withSearch: boolean;
-        withHeader: boolean;
+        withoutSearch: boolean;
+        withoutHeader: boolean;
         path: string | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        withSearch?: boolean | undefined;
-        withHeader?: boolean | undefined;
+        withoutSearch?: boolean | undefined;
+        withoutHeader?: boolean | undefined;
         path?: string | undefined;
       };
       output:
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha/index.tsx b/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha/index.tsx
index 64c6b8e9ad..9e63004046 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha/index.tsx
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/alpha/index.tsx
@@ -158,18 +158,12 @@ const techDocsReaderPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
   },
   config: {
     schema: {
-      withSearch: z => z.boolean().default(true),
-      withHeader: z => z.boolean().default(true),
+      withoutSearch: z => z.boolean().default(false),
+      withoutHeader: z => z.boolean().default(false),
     },
   },
-  factory(originalFactory, { inputs, config }) {
+  factory(originalFactory, { apis, inputs, config }) {
     const addonsApi = apis.get(techdocsAddonsApiRef);
-    const addons = inputs.addons.map(output => {
-      const options = output.get(AddonBlueprint.dataRefs.addon);
-      const Addon = options.component;
-      attachTechDocsAddonComponentData(Addon, options);
-      return <Addon key={options.name} />;
-    });
 
     return originalFactory({
       path: '/docs/:namespace/:kind/:name',
@@ -195,8 +189,8 @@ const techDocsReaderPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
         return import('../Router').then(({ TechDocsReaderRouter }) => (
           <TechDocsReaderRouter>
             <TechDocsReaderLayout
-              withSearch={config.withSearch}
-              withHeader={config.withHeader}
+              withSearch={!config.withoutSearch}
+              withHeader={!config.withoutHeader}
             />
             <TechDocsAddons>{addons}</TechDocsAddons>
           </TechDocsReaderRouter>