diff --git a/app/models/pbs/person.rb b/app/models/pbs/person.rb
index 860759460..d253de93a 100644
--- a/app/models/pbs/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/pbs/person.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module Pbs::Person
 
     alias_method_chain :full_name, :title
 
-    after_initialize :defaults, unless: :persisted?
+   # after_initialize :defaults, unless: :persisted?
     # ":if => :new_record?" is equivalent in this context
 
   end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20131211121712_add_pfadi_attributes.rb b/db/migrate/20131211121712_add_pfadi_attributes.rb
index 9a6bcec1d..d0bdd9741 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20131211121712_add_pfadi_attributes.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20131211121712_add_pfadi_attributes.rb
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 class AddPfadiAttributes < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def change
-    add_column :people, :salutation, :string
+    add_column :people, :salutation, :string, default: "lieber_pfadiname"
     add_column :people, :title, :string
     add_column :people, :grade_of_school, :integer
     add_column :people, :entry_date, :date
     add_column :people, :leaving_date, :date
     add_column :people, :j_s_number, :string
-    add_column :people, :correspondence_language, :string, limit: 5
+    add_column :people, :correspondence_language, :string, limit: 5, default: "de"
     add_column :people, :brother_and_sisters, :boolean, default: false, null: false
 
     add_column :groups, :pta, :boolean, default: false, null: false