diff --git a/admin/freeposte/admin/models.py b/admin/freeposte/admin/models.py
index 9c6d17f6..07c3e5b6 100644
--- a/admin/freeposte/admin/models.py
+++ b/admin/freeposte/admin/models.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class User(Email):
     # Settings
     displayed_name = db.Column(db.String(160), nullable=False, default="")
     spam_enabled = db.Column(db.Boolean(), nullable=False, default=True)
-    spam_threshold = db.Column(db.Numeric(), nullable=False, default=5.0)
+    spam_threshold = db.Column(db.Numeric(), nullable=False, default=10.0)
 
     # Flask-login attributes
     is_authenticated = True
diff --git a/admin/migrations/versions/a4accda8a8c7_.py b/admin/migrations/versions/a4accda8a8c7_.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42d963d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/migrations/versions/a4accda8a8c7_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+""" Update the spam threshold default value
+
+Revision ID: a4accda8a8c7
+Revises: c5696b48442d
+Create Date: 2016-08-18 20:34:19.624603
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'a4accda8a8c7'
+down_revision = 'c5696b48442d'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    with op.batch_alter_table('user') as batch:
+        batch.drop_column('spam_threshold')
+        batch.add_column(sa.Column('spam_threshold', sa.Numeric(),
+                         default=10.0))
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    pass