diff --git a/src/models/userSettings.ts b/src/models/userSettings.ts
index fbe02b73d..50dbb3be7 100644
--- a/src/models/userSettings.ts
+++ b/src/models/userSettings.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import AbstractModel from './abstractModel'
 
 import type {IUserSettings} from '@/modelTypes/IUserSettings'
 import {getCurrentLanguage} from '@/i18n'
+import {getDefaultReminderAmount} from '@/helpers/defaultReminder'
 
 export default class UserSettingsModel extends AbstractModel<IUserSettings> implements IUserSettings {
 	name = ''
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export default class UserSettingsModel extends AbstractModel<IUserSettings> impl
 	timezone = ''
 	language = getCurrentLanguage()
 	defaultReminder = false
-	defaultReminderAmount = 0
+	defaultReminderAmount = getDefaultReminderAmount() || 0
 
 	constructor(data: Partial<IUserSettings> = {}) {
 		super()