diff --git a/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.spec.js b/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.spec.js
index 2bf6ab73c..8e4ffb0ac 100644
--- a/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.spec.js
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ describe('DeleteData.vue', () => {
       jest.clearAllMocks()
     })
 
-    it('defaults to deleteContributions to false', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.vm.deleteContributions).toEqual(false)
+    it('defaults to deleteContributions to true', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.vm.deleteContributions).toEqual(true)
     })
 
-    it('defaults to deleteComments to false', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.vm.deleteComments).toEqual(false)
+    it('defaults to deleteComments to true', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.vm.deleteComments).toEqual(true)
     })
 
     it('defaults to deleteEnabled to false', () => {
@@ -93,7 +93,31 @@ describe('DeleteData.vue', () => {
         deleteAccountBtn = wrapper.find('[data-test="delete-button"]')
       })
 
-      it('if deleteEnabled is true and only deletes user by default', () => {
+
+      it("deletes user's posts and comments if requested by default", () => {
+        mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteContributionsMessage)
+        enableContributionDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(0)
+        mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteCommentsMessage)
+        enableCommentDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(1)
+        deleteAccountBtn.trigger('click')
+        expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            variables: {
+              id: 'u343',
+              resource: ['Post', 'Comment'],
+            },
+          }),
+        )
+      })
+
+
+      it('if deleteEnabled is true and only deletes user ', () => {
+        mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteContributionsMessage)
+        enableContributionDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(0)
+        enableContributionDeletionCheckbox.trigger('click')
+        mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteCommentsMessage)
+        enableCommentDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(1)
+        enableCommentDeletionCheckbox.trigger('click')
         deleteAccountBtn.trigger('click')
         expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.objectContaining({
@@ -107,7 +131,7 @@ describe('DeleteData.vue', () => {
 
       it("deletes a user's posts if requested", () => {
         mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteContributionsMessage)
-        enableContributionDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(0)
+        enableContributionDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(1)
         enableContributionDeletionCheckbox.trigger('click')
         deleteAccountBtn.trigger('click')
         expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -122,7 +146,7 @@ describe('DeleteData.vue', () => {
 
       it("deletes a user's comments if requested", () => {
         mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteCommentsMessage)
-        enableCommentDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(1)
+        enableCommentDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(0)
         enableCommentDeletionCheckbox.trigger('click')
         deleteAccountBtn.trigger('click')
         expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -135,23 +159,7 @@ describe('DeleteData.vue', () => {
         )
       })
 
-      it("deletes a user's posts and comments if requested", () => {
-        mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteContributionsMessage)
-        enableContributionDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(0)
-        enableContributionDeletionCheckbox.trigger('click')
-        mocks.$t.mockImplementation(() => deleteCommentsMessage)
-        enableCommentDeletionCheckbox = wrapper.findAll('input[type="checkbox"]').at(1)
-        enableCommentDeletionCheckbox.trigger('click')
-        deleteAccountBtn.trigger('click')
-        expect(mocks.$apollo.mutate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          expect.objectContaining({
-            variables: {
-              id: 'u343',
-              resource: ['Post', 'Comment'],
-            },
-          }),
-        )
-      })
+ 
 
       it('shows a success toaster after successful mutation', async () => {
         await deleteAccountBtn.trigger('click')
diff --git a/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.vue b/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.vue
index 9a2e587cf..af12f407e 100644
--- a/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/DeleteData/DeleteData.vue
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ export default {
   name: 'DeleteData',
   data() {
     return {
-      deleteContributions: false,
-      deleteComments: false,
+      deleteContributions: true,
+      deleteComments: true,
       enableDeletionValue: null,
       currentUserCount: [],
     }
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/User.js b/webapp/graphql/User.js
index 3b015dacc..16325929b 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/User.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/User.js
@@ -265,9 +265,11 @@ export const checkSlugAvailableQuery = gql`
 
 export const currentUserQuery = gql`
   ${userFragment}
+  ${userCountsFragment}
   query {
     currentUser {
       ...user
+      ...userCounts
       email
       role
       about