diff --git a/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js b/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js
index 9a6a58b42..2300d6534 100644
--- a/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js
+++ b/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
         state,
         Preferences.CATEGORY_NOTIFICATIONS,
         Preferences.EMAIL_INTERVAL,
-        Preferences.INTERVAL_NEVER
-    ).toString();
+        Preferences.INTERVAL_NEVER.toString(),
+    ) || '0';
 
     return {
         enableEmailBatching,