diff --git a/libraries/WebServer/examples/FSBrowser/FSBrowser.ino b/libraries/WebServer/examples/FSBrowser/FSBrowser.ino
index 45d9110a178..f49ae81c158 100644
--- a/libraries/WebServer/examples/FSBrowser/FSBrowser.ino
+++ b/libraries/WebServer/examples/FSBrowser/FSBrowser.ino
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 #include <ESPmDNS.h>
 
 #define FILESYSTEM SPIFFS
-#define FORMAT_FILESYSTEM true
+// You only need to format the filesystem once
+#define FORMAT_FILESYSTEM false
 #define DBG_OUTPUT_PORT Serial
 
 #if FILESYSTEM == FFat