diff --git a/app/models/account_user.rb b/app/models/account_user.rb
index bbcb0e010..b62978130 100644
--- a/app/models/account_user.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_user.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AccountUser < ApplicationRecord
 
   def create_notification_setting
     setting = user.notification_settings.new(account_id: account.id)
-    setting.selected_email_flags = [:email_conversation_assignment]
+    setting.selected_email_flags = []
     setting.selected_push_flags = [:push_conversation_assignment]
     setting.save!
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/account_user_spec.rb b/spec/models/account_user_spec.rb
index e5a560fe9..b2348ca1e 100644
--- a/spec/models/account_user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/account_user_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RSpec.describe AccountUser do
       expect(account_user.user.notification_settings).not_to be_nil
 
       expect(account_user.user.notification_settings.first.email_conversation_creation?).to be(false)
-      expect(account_user.user.notification_settings.first.email_conversation_assignment?).to be(true)
+      expect(account_user.user.notification_settings.first.email_conversation_assignment?).to be(false)
     end
   end