diff --git a/migrations/20160831051352-settings-default-mailconfig.js b/migrations/20160831051352-settings-default-mailconfig.js
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+var dbm = global.dbm || require('db-migrate');
+var type = dbm.dataType;
+
+exports.up = function(db, callback) {
+    // everyday at 1am
+    db.runSql('INSERT settings (name, value) VALUES("mail_config", ?)', [ JSON.stringify({ enabled: false }) ], callback);
+};
+
+exports.down = function(db, callback) {
+    db.runSql('DELETE * FROM settings WHERE name="mail_config"', [ ], callback);
+};
+