diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/bigbluebutton/ui/EditBigBlueButtonMeetingController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/bigbluebutton/ui/EditBigBlueButtonMeetingController.java
index 81388c92585f03e8ceb93cff333cd2f352853a1c..b448fefcf7c566a23b934e5201fa3a650448d151 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/bigbluebutton/ui/EditBigBlueButtonMeetingController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/modules/bigbluebutton/ui/EditBigBlueButtonMeetingController.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class EditBigBlueButtonMeetingController extends FormBasicController {
 		publishKeyValues.add(KeyValues.entry(BigBlueButtonRecordingsPublishingEnum.auto.name(), translate("meeting.publishing.auto")));
 		publishKeyValues.add(KeyValues.entry(BigBlueButtonRecordingsPublishingEnum.manual.name(), translate("meeting.publishing.manual")));
 		publishingEl = uifactory.addRadiosVertical("meeting.publishing", formLayout, publishKeyValues.keys(), publishKeyValues.values());
-		BigBlueButtonRecordingsPublishingEnum publish = meeting == null ? BigBlueButtonRecordingsPublishingEnum.auto :  meeting.getRecordingsPublishingEnum();
+		BigBlueButtonRecordingsPublishingEnum publish = meeting == null ? BigBlueButtonRecordingsPublishingEnum.manual :  meeting.getRecordingsPublishingEnum();
 		publishingEl.select(publish.name(), true);
 		publishingEl.setEnabled(editable);