diff --git a/db/migrate/20140716115448_add_default_value_to_email_settings.rb b/db/migrate/20140716115448_add_default_value_to_email_settings.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..947aca55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20140716115448_add_default_value_to_email_settings.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+class AddDefaultValueToEmailSettings < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_registration, :boolean, default: false
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_accepted, :boolean, default: false
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_rejected, :boolean, default: false
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_confirmed_without_registration, :boolean, default: false
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_updated_conference_dates, :boolean, default: false
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_updated_conference_registration_dates, :boolean, default: false
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_venue_update, :boolean, default: false
+  end
+
+  def down
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_registration, :boolean, default: true
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_accepted, :boolean, default: true
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_rejected, :boolean, default: true
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_confirmed_without_registration, :boolean, default: true
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_updated_conference_dates, :boolean, default: true
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_updated_conference_registration_dates, :boolean, default: true
+    change_column :email_settings, :send_on_venue_update, :boolean, default: true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 927d34ff..4a31463d 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20140714141156) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20140716115448) do
 
   create_table "ahoy_events", force: true do |t|
     t.uuid     "visit_id"
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20140714141156) do
 
   create_table "email_settings", force: true do |t|
     t.integer  "conference_id"
-    t.boolean  "send_on_registration",                           default: true
-    t.boolean  "send_on_accepted",                               default: true
-    t.boolean  "send_on_rejected",                               default: true
-    t.boolean  "send_on_confirmed_without_registration",         default: true
+    t.boolean  "send_on_registration",                                            default: false
+    t.boolean  "send_on_accepted",                                                default: false
+    t.boolean  "send_on_rejected",                                                default: false
+    t.boolean  "send_on_confirmed_without_registration",                          default: false
     t.text     "registration_email_template"
     t.text     "accepted_email_template"
     t.text     "rejected_email_template"
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20140714141156) do
     t.string   "accepted_subject"
     t.string   "rejected_subject"
     t.string   "confirmed_without_registration_subject"
-    t.boolean  "send_on_updated_conference_dates",               default: true
+    t.boolean  "send_on_updated_conference_dates",                                default: false
     t.string   "updated_conference_dates_subject"
     t.text     "updated_conference_dates_template"
-    t.boolean  "send_on_updated_conference_registration_dates",  default: true
+    t.boolean  "send_on_updated_conference_registration_dates",                   default: false
     t.string   "updated_conference_registration_dates_subject"
     t.text     "updated_conference_registration_dates_template"
-    t.boolean  "send_on_venue_update",                   default: true
+    t.boolean  "send_on_venue_update",                                            default: false
     t.string   "venue_update_subject"
     t.text     "venue_update_template"
   end