diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityIdentity.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityIdentity.java
index 7798d72066..ef9e496cb2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityIdentity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityIdentity.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class EntityIdentity {
     @NonNull
     public String password;
     @NonNull
-    public Boolean login;
+    public Boolean login = false;
     @NonNull
     public boolean certificate = false; // obsolete
     public String certificate_alias;