diff --git a/lib/common.php b/lib/common.php
index 14be747bc7..5bfb355839 100644
--- a/lib/common.php
+++ b/lib/common.php
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ $config =
         'inboxes' =>
         array('enabled' => true), # on by default for new sites
         'newuser' =>
-        array('subscribe' => null,
+        array('default' => null,
               'welcome' => null),
         'snapshot' =>
         array('run' => 'web',