diff --git a/app/migrations/20190912215313-add-searchRequests-table.js b/app/migrations/20190912215313-add-searchRequests-table.js
index ea2576d..506cb1d 100644
--- a/app/migrations/20190912215313-add-searchRequests-table.js
+++ b/app/migrations/20190912215313-add-searchRequests-table.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module.exports = {
       subscribed: {
         type: Sequelize.BOOLEAN,
         allowNull: false,
-        defaultValue: true
+        defaultValue: false
       },
       createdAt: {
         type: Sequelize.DATE,
diff --git a/app/models/searchRequest.js b/app/models/searchRequest.js
index 1670bde..5e16c9e 100644
--- a/app/models/searchRequest.js
+++ b/app/models/searchRequest.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
     gardenSizeMax: DataTypes.INTEGER,
     subscribed: {
       type: DataTypes.BOOLEAN,
-      defaultValue: true,
+      defaultValue: false,
       allowNull: false
     }
   });