diff --git a/app/Models/ServerSetting.php b/app/Models/ServerSetting.php
index f2eba4854..2b9ce0cd0 100644
--- a/app/Models/ServerSetting.php
+++ b/app/Models/ServerSetting.php
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ class ServerSetting extends Model
         'docker_cleanup_threshold' => 'integer',
         'sentinel_token' => 'encrypted',
     ];
+
+    protected static function booted()
+    {
+        static::creating(function ($setting) {
+            $setting->is_sentinel_enabled = true;
+        });
+    }
+
     public function server()
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Server::class);
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_10_14_090416_update_metrics_token_in_server_settings.php b/database/migrations/2024_10_14_090416_update_metrics_token_in_server_settings.php
index 737dfd5ee..d5c38501f 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2024_10_14_090416_update_metrics_token_in_server_settings.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_10_14_090416_update_metrics_token_in_server_settings.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
             $table->dropColumn('metrics_history_days');
             $table->dropColumn('is_server_api_enabled');
 
-            $table->boolean('is_sentinel_enabled')->default(true);
+            $table->boolean('is_sentinel_enabled')->default(false);
             $table->text('sentinel_token')->nullable();
             $table->integer('sentinel_metrics_refresh_rate_seconds')->default(10);
             $table->integer('sentinel_metrics_history_days')->default(7);