diff --git a/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js b/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js
index 1c8a6656..8b9c34d7 100644
--- a/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js
+++ b/www/window/SyncJobEdit.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Ext.define('PBS.window.SyncJobEdit', {
 		xtype: 'proxmoxcheckbox',
 		name: 'remove-vanished',
 		uncheckedValue: false,
-		value: true,
+		value: false,
 	    },
 	    {
 		fieldLabel: gettext('Schedule'),