diff --git a/app/models/web_hook.rb b/app/models/web_hook.rb
index 8a5c4b6cd47..45a795391a2 100644
--- a/app/models/web_hook.rb
+++ b/app/models/web_hook.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 class WebHook < ActiveRecord::Base
   include HTTParty
 
+  default_value_for :push_events, true
+  default_value_for :issues_events, false
+  default_value_for :merge_requests_events, false
+
   attr_accessible :url
 
   # HTTParty timeout