diff --git a/mealie/schema/group/group_preferences.py b/mealie/schema/group/group_preferences.py
index 4b47787de9a..7ba24491564 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/group/group_preferences.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/group/group_preferences.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 class UpdateGroupPreferences(MealieModel):
-    private_group: bool = False
+    private_group: bool = True
     first_day_of_week: int = 0
 
     # Recipe Defaults