diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/windowmanager/tasks/mate.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/windowmanager/tasks/mate.yml
index b7c1918..23ab80f 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/windowmanager/tasks/mate.yml
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/windowmanager/tasks/mate.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@
   copy:
     src: autostart.desktop
     dest: /etc/skel/.config/autostart/autostart.desktop
+
+- name: disable screensaver
+  file:
+    path: /etc/xdg/autostart/mate-screensaver.desktop
+    state: absent