diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_profile/notification.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_profile/notification.coffee
index 4169e3f7e..d3cfd56f8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_profile/notification.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_profile/notification.coffee
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Index extends App.Controller
             else
               params.notification_config[area[0]][area[1]][area[2]] = {
                 email:  true
-                online: false
+                online: true
               }
     if !params.notification_config.group_ids || _.isEmpty(params.notification_config.group_ids)
       params.notification_config.group_ids = ['-']
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile/notification.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile/notification.jst.eco
index 158d6db69..c0f5e363c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile/notification.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile/notification.jst.eco
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           <td><input type="checkbox" name="matrix.<%= key %>.criteria.owned_by_nobody" value="true"  <% if value.criteria.owned_by_nobody: %>checked<% end %>/></td>
           <td><input type="checkbox" name="matrix.<%= key %>.criteria.no" value="true"  <% if value.criteria.no: %>checked<% end %>/></td>
           <td><input type="radio" name="matrix.<%= key %>.channel" value="email" <% if value.channel.email: %>checked<% end %>/></td>
-          <td><input type="radio" name="matrix.<%= key %>.channel" value="online" <% if value.channel.online: %>checked<% end %>/></td>
+          <td><input type="radio" name="matrix.<%= key %>.channel" value="online" <% if !value.channel.email && value.channel.online: %>checked<% end %>/></td>
         </tr>
         <% end %>
       <% end %>