diff --git a/src/lib/stores/settings.svelte.ts b/src/lib/stores/settings.svelte.ts
index 518e0f9..fd2450c 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/settings.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/settings.svelte.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
   pst_last_path: null,
   pst_auto_sync: false,
   pst_import_range_days: null, // full mailbox history by default
+  auto_record_calendar: false, // don't auto-start on calendar events by default
   audio_output_device: null, // system default render device (FR-CAP-1)
   microphone_enabled: true, // capture the user's mic into the transcript (FR-CAP-7)
   audio_input_device: null, // system default capture device