diff --git a/e107_core/sql/core_sql.php b/e107_core/sql/core_sql.php
index b1a1ce578..47c344923 100755
--- a/e107_core/sql/core_sql.php
+++ b/e107_core/sql/core_sql.php
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ CREATE TABLE user (
   user_email varchar(100) NOT NULL default '',
   user_signature text NOT NULL,
   user_image varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
-  user_hideemail tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
+  user_hideemail tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default 1,
   user_join int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   user_lastvisit int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   user_currentvisit int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',