diff --git a/fedora-live-workstation.ks b/fedora-live-workstation.ks
index 32dd39c..38b297c 100644
--- a/fedora-live-workstation.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-workstation.ks
@@ -17,12 +17,20 @@ part / --size 6656
 cat >> /etc/rc.d/init.d/livesys << EOF
 
 
-# disable updates plugin
+# disable gnome-software automatically downloading updates
 cat >> /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.software.gschema.override << FOE
 [org.gnome.software]
 download-updates=false
 FOE
 
+# don't autostart gnome-software session service
+rm -f /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-software-service.desktop
+
+# disable the gnome-software shell search provider
+cat >> /usr/share/gnome-shell/search-providers/org.gnome.Software-search-provider.ini << FOE
+DefaultDisabled=true
+FOE
+
 # don't run gnome-initial-setup
 mkdir ~liveuser/.config
 touch ~liveuser/.config/gnome-initial-setup-done