diff --git a/app/core/src/main/resources/templates/security/auto-redact.html b/app/core/src/main/resources/templates/security/auto-redact.html
index a6acc9bb9..8c4ee99a5 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/resources/templates/security/auto-redact.html
+++ b/app/core/src/main/resources/templates/security/auto-redact.html
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
               </div>
 
               <div class="mb-3 form-check">
-                <input type="checkbox" id="convertPDFToImage" name="convertPDFToImage" checked>
+                <input id="convertPDFToImage" name="convertPDFToImage" type="checkbox">
                 <label for="convertPDFToImage" th:text="#{autoRedact.convertPDFToImageLabel}"></label>
               </div>