diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/assistant/AssistantActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/assistant/AssistantActivity.java
index a18883829..2f1354963 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/assistant/AssistantActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/assistant/AssistantActivity.java
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ public abstract class AssistantActivity extends LinphoneGenericActivity
                 LinphoneContext.instance().getNotificationManager().startForeground();
             }
         }
+        LinphonePreferences.instance()
+                .setPushNotificationEnabled(!isGenericAccount || useLinphoneDefaultValues);
 
         if (proxyConfig == null) {
             Log.e("[Assistant] Account creator couldn't create proxy config");
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/raw/default_assistant_create.rc b/app/src/main/res/raw/default_assistant_create.rc
index 489dfaa24..dc66cd4da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/raw/default_assistant_create.rc
+++ b/app/src/main/res/raw/default_assistant_create.rc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <entry name="nat_policy_ref" overwrite="true"></entry>
     <entry name="realm" overwrite="true"></entry>
     <entry name="conference_factory_uri" overwrite="true"></entry>
+    <entry name="push_notification_allowed" overwrite="true">0</entry>
   </section>
   <section name="nat_policy_default_values">
     <entry name="stun_server" overwrite="true"></entry>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/raw/linphone_assistant_create.rc b/app/src/main/res/raw/linphone_assistant_create.rc
index 0c793b49e..f7561ee9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/raw/linphone_assistant_create.rc
+++ b/app/src/main/res/raw/linphone_assistant_create.rc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <entry name="nat_policy_ref" overwrite="true">nat_policy_default_values</entry>
     <entry name="realm" overwrite="true">sip.linphone.org</entry>
     <entry name="conference_factory_uri" overwrite="true">sip:conference-factory@sip.linphone.org</entry>
+    <entry name="push_notification_allowed" overwrite="true">1</entry>
   </section>
   <section name="nat_policy_default_values">
     <entry name="stun_server" overwrite="true">stun.linphone.org</entry>