diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 79fa281e2..1614d9f5f 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ const TYPE_MANUAL_APP_UPDATE_NEEDED = 'manualAppUpdate';
 const TYPE_APP_AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED = 'appAutoUpdateFailed';
 const TYPE_MANUAL_UPDATE_REQUIRED = 'manualUpdateRequired';
 
+const DEFAULT_NOTIFICATIONS = [
+    TYPE_CLOUDRON_INSTALLED,
+    TYPE_CLOUDRON_UPDATED,
+    TYPE_CLOUDRON_UPDATE_FAILED,
+    TYPE_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL_FAILED,
+    TYPE_BACKUP_CONFIG,
+    TYPE_APP_OOM,
+    TYPE_APP_UPDATED,
+    TYPE_BACKUP_FAILED,
+    TYPE_APP_DOWN,
+    TYPE_APP_UP,
+    TYPE_DISK_SPACE,
+    TYPE_MAIL_STATUS,
+    TYPE_REBOOT,
+    TYPE_UPDATE_UBUNTU,
+    TYPE_BOX_UPDATE,
+    TYPE_MANUAL_APP_UPDATE_NEEDED,
+    TYPE_APP_AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED,
+    TYPE_MANUAL_UPDATE_REQUIRED,
+];
+
 const NOTIFICATION_FIELDS = [ 'id', 'eventId', 'type', 'title', 'message', 'creationTime', 'acknowledged', 'context' ];
 
 function postProcess(result) {
@@ -457,6 +478,7 @@ export default {
     TYPE_APP_AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED,
     TYPE_MANUAL_UPDATE_REQUIRED,
     TYPE_DOMAIN_CONFIG_CHECK_FAILED,
+    DEFAULT_NOTIFICATIONS,
     pin,
     unpin,
     manualAppUpdate,
diff --git a/src/users.js b/src/users.js
index fe67fddc8..3a2adb5bf 100644
--- a/src/users.js
+++ b/src/users.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ async function add(email, data, auditSource) {
     let fallbackEmail = data.fallbackEmail || '';
     const source = data.source || '';        // empty is local user
     const role = data.role || ROLE_USER;
-    const notificationConfig = 'notificationConfig' in data ? data.notificationConfig : null;
+    const notificationConfig = 'notificationConfig' in data ? data.notificationConfig : notifications.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATIONS;
 
     let error;
 
@@ -837,8 +837,7 @@ async function createOwner(email, username, password, displayName, auditSource)
     const activated = await isActivated();
     if (activated) throw new BoxError(BoxError.ALREADY_EXISTS, 'Cloudron already activated');
 
-    const notificationConfig = [notifications.TYPE_BACKUP_FAILED, notifications.TYPE_CERTIFICATE_RENEWAL_FAILED, notifications.TYPE_MANUAL_APP_UPDATE_NEEDED, notifications.TYPE_APP_DOWN, notifications.TYPE_CLOUDRON_UPDATE_FAILED, notifications.TYPE_APP_AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED ];
-    return await add(email, { username, password, fallbackEmail: '', displayName, role: ROLE_OWNER, notificationConfig }, auditSource);
+    return await add(email, { username, password, fallbackEmail: '', displayName, role: ROLE_OWNER, notificationConfig: notifications.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATIONS }, auditSource);
 }
 
 async function getInviteLink(user, auditSource) {