diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
index 7ae4b1a588..937d4f7791 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_user.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function user_add($user_row, $cp_data = false)
 	group_set_user_default($user_row['group_id'], array($user_id));
 
 	// set the newest user and adjust the user count if the user is a normal user and no activation mail is sent
-	if ($user_row['user_type'] == USER_NORMAL || !$config['email_enable'])
+	if ($user_row['user_type'] == USER_NORMAL && !$config['require_activation'])
 	{
 		set_config('newest_user_id', $user_id, true);
 		set_config('newest_username', $user_row['username'], true);
diff --git a/phpBB/install/install_install.php b/phpBB/install/install_install.php
index 9e0a3cc002..84abf629a4 100755
--- a/phpBB/install/install_install.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/install_install.php
@@ -1478,6 +1478,7 @@ class install_install extends module
 				'user_email'		=> '',
 				'user_lang'			=> $language,
 				'user_style'		=> 1,
+				'user_timezone'		=> 0,
 				'user_dateformat'	=> $lang['default_dateformat'],
 			);