diff --git a/database_updates.php b/database_updates.php
index a3c6cf98..d14d0c5a 100644
--- a/database_updates.php
+++ b/database_updates.php
@@ -3465,7 +3465,7 @@ if (LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION > CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION) {
     }
 
     if (CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '2.1.4') {
-         mysqli_query($mysqli, "ALTER TABLE `settings` ADD `config_ticket_timer_autostart` TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1' AFTER `config_ticket_default_billable`");
+         mysqli_query($mysqli, "ALTER TABLE `settings` ADD `config_ticket_timer_autostart` TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `config_ticket_default_billable`");
         mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '2.1.5'");
     }
 
diff --git a/db.sql b/db.sql
index 89f581eb..12549030 100644
--- a/db.sql
+++ b/db.sql
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `settings` (
   `config_ticket_autoclose_hours` int(5) NOT NULL DEFAULT 72,
   `config_ticket_new_ticket_notification_email` varchar(200) DEFAULT NULL,
   `config_ticket_default_billable` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-  `config_ticket_timer_autostart` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+  `config_ticket_timer_autostart` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   `config_enable_cron` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
   `config_recurring_auto_send_invoice` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
   `config_enable_alert_domain_expire` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,