diff --git a/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js b/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js
index c4f67f01c..6010a1073 100644
--- a/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js
+++ b/app/screens/settings/notification_settings_email/index.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
         state,
         Preferences.CATEGORY_NOTIFICATIONS,
         Preferences.EMAIL_INTERVAL,
-        Preferences.INTERVAL_NEVER.toString(),
-    ) || '0';
+        Preferences.INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE.toString(),
+    );
 
     return {
         enableEmailBatching,