diff --git a/backend/src/db/admin.ts b/backend/src/db/admin.ts
index ce6824c0a..f1575214f 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/admin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/admin.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ const createDefaultAdminUser = async () => {
         createdAt: toString(datetime()),
         allowEmbedIframes: false,
         showShoutsPublicly: false,
-        sendNotificationEmails: true,
         deleted: false,
         disabled: false
         })-[:PRIMARY_EMAIL]->(e)`,
diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250405030454-email-notification-settings.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250405030454-email-notification-settings.ts
index 07ce9ab79..8b02e866a 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250405030454-email-notification-settings.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250405030454-email-notification-settings.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export async function down(next) {
     // Implement your migration here.
     await transaction.run(`
       MATCH (user:User)
-      SET user.sendNotificationEmails = true
+      SET user.sendNotificationEmails = user.emailNotificationsMention
       REMOVE user.emailNotificationsCommentOnObservedPost
       REMOVE user.emailNotificationsMention
       REMOVE user.emailNotificationsChatMessage