diff --git a/compendium_v2/db/auth_model.py b/compendium_v2/db/auth_model.py
index ff43dd8b121c7c4abd2cbb7b196a9ea51d17b92a..66772fec077d95354ed6b2b3acf2f4835ce9d149 100644
--- a/compendium_v2/db/auth_model.py
+++ b/compendium_v2/db/auth_model.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ROLES(Enum):
 uuid_pk = Annotated[UUID, mapped_column(primary_key=True, default=lambda _: uuid4())]
 int_pk_fkNREN = Annotated[int, mapped_column(ForeignKey("nren.id"), primary_key=True)]
 
-active = Annotated[bool, mapped_column(db.Boolean, default=False)]
+active = Annotated[bool, mapped_column(db.Boolean, default=True)]
 roles = Annotated[ROLES, mapped_column(db.Enum(ROLES), default=ROLES.user)]
 
 # annotations for many-to-many relationships