diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Features/FeaturesController.php b/mailpoet/lib/Features/FeaturesController.php
index 279881e07b..a7203964ed 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Features/FeaturesController.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Features/FeaturesController.php
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ namespace MailPoet\Features;
 use MailPoetVendor\Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\TableNotFoundException;
 
 class FeaturesController {
+  public const AUTOMATION = 'automation';
 
   // Define feature defaults in the array below in the following form:
   //   self::FEATURE_NAME_OF_FEATURE => true,
-  private $defaults = [];
+  private $defaults = [
+    self::AUTOMATION => false,
+  ];
 
   /** @var array */
   private $flags;