diff --git a/models/company.model b/models/company.model
index ae94849e8..0d3d07ce9 100644
--- a/models/company.model
+++ b/models/company.model
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Company
   name            CompanyName             -- == (CI Text) -- NOTE: Fraport department name may carry additional information; use the Shorthand with respect to UserCompanyDepartment
   shorthand       CompanyShorthand        -- == (CI Text) and CompanyKey :: CompanyShorthand -> CompanyId   A change to AvsId as primary key is too much work and not strictly necessary due to Uniqueness
   avsId           Int     default=0       -- primary key from avs, use negative numbers for non-AVS companies 
-  prefersPostal   Bool    default=false   -- new company users prefers letters by post instead of email
+  prefersPostal   Bool    default=true    -- new company users prefers letters by post instead of email
   postAddress     StoredMarkup Maybe      -- default company postal address, including company name 
   email           UserEmail Maybe         -- Case-insensitive generic company eMail address  
   -- UniqueCompanyName name               -- Should be Unique in AVS, but we do not yet need to enforce it