diff --git a/src/datapump/sync/sync.py b/src/datapump/sync/sync.py
index c55d202..f2e87e2 100644
--- a/src/datapump/sync/sync.py
+++ b/src/datapump/sync/sync.py
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ def build_jobs(self, config: DatapumpConfig) -> List[Job]:
                     resampling="mode",
                     implementation="default",
                     blocksize=1024,
-                    export_to_gee=True,
+                    # Disable export to GEE until COG metadata is reduced to < 10Mbytes
+                    export_to_gee=False,
                 ),
                 # Created from the "intensity" asset
                 CogAssetParameters(