diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
index 07116f30d..22f7a7f90 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/Migrations.kt
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ object Migrations {
 
             // Fresh install
             if (oldVersion == 0) {
-                // Set up default app updater task
+                // Set up default background tasks
                 if (BuildConfig.INCLUDE_UPDATER) {
                     UpdaterJob.setupTask(context)
                 }
                 ExtensionUpdateJob.setupTask(context)
+                LibraryUpdateJob.setupTask(context)
                 return false
             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 213c1b240..8b93cec08 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun removeAfterMarkedAsRead() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.removeAfterMarkedAsRead, false)
 
-    fun libraryUpdateInterval() = flowPrefs.getInt(Keys.libraryUpdateInterval, 0)
+    fun libraryUpdateInterval() = flowPrefs.getInt(Keys.libraryUpdateInterval, 24)
 
-    fun libraryUpdateRestriction() = prefs.getStringSet(Keys.libraryUpdateRestriction, emptySet())
+    fun libraryUpdateRestriction() = prefs.getStringSet(Keys.libraryUpdateRestriction, setOf("wifi"))
 
     fun libraryUpdateCategories() = flowPrefs.getStringSet(Keys.libraryUpdateCategories, emptySet())
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsLibraryController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsLibraryController.kt
index d89022558..f33d9a239 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsLibraryController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsLibraryController.kt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class SettingsLibraryController : SettingsController() {
                     R.string.update_12hour, R.string.update_24hour, R.string.update_48hour
                 )
                 entryValues = arrayOf("0", "1", "2", "3", "6", "12", "24", "48")
-                defaultValue = "0"
+                defaultValue = "24"
                 summary = "%s"
 
                 onChange { newValue ->
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class SettingsLibraryController : SettingsController() {
                 entriesRes = arrayOf(R.string.wifi, R.string.charging)
                 entryValues = arrayOf("wifi", "ac")
                 summaryRes = R.string.pref_library_update_restriction_summary
+                defaultValue = setOf("wifi")
 
                 preferences.libraryUpdateInterval().asImmediateFlow { isVisible = it > 0 }
                     .launchIn(scope)