diff --git a/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/Preferences.json b/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/Preferences.json
index 25353db696..7d288bf642 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/Preferences.json
+++ b/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/entityDefs/Preferences.json
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         },
         "emailReplyForceHtml": {
             "type": "bool",
-            "default": false
+            "default": true
         },
         "isPortalUser": {
             "type": "bool",