diff --git a/app/models/suggest_article.rb b/app/models/suggest_article.rb
index cd5e57b..7ca87a3 100644
--- a/app/models/suggest_article.rb
+++ b/app/models/suggest_article.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class SuggestArticle < Task
   settings_items :article_parent_id, :type => String
   settings_items :source, :type => String
   settings_items :source_name, :type => String
-  settings_items :highlighted, :type => :boolean
+  settings_items :highlighted, :type => :boolean, :default => false
 
   def sender
     "#{name} (#{email})"
diff --git a/test/unit/suggest_article_test.rb b/test/unit/suggest_article_test.rb
index b43ca69..b659338 100644
--- a/test/unit/suggest_article_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/suggest_article_test.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ class SuggestArticleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert article.highlighted
   end
 
+  should 'not be highlighted by default' do
+    t = build(SuggestArticle, :target => @profile)
+    t.perform
+
+    article = TinyMceArticle.last(:conditions => { :name => t.article_name})
+    assert_equal false, article.highlighted
+  end
+
   should 'override target notification message method from Task' do
     task = build(SuggestArticle, :target => @profile)
     assert_nothing_raised NotImplementedError do
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