diff --git a/src/documents/migrations/0021_auto_20180527_1653.py b/src/documents/migrations/0021_auto_20180527_1653.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61d120406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/migrations/0021_auto_20180527_1653.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.13 on 2018-05-27 16:53
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('documents', '0020_document_storage_type'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='document',
+            name='storage_type',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('unencrypted', 'Unencrypted'), ('gpg', 'Encrypted with GNU Privacy Guard')], default='unencrypted', editable=False, max_length=11),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/documents/models.py b/src/documents/models.py
index 8e072a1cc..5c8c804a4 100644
--- a/src/documents/models.py
+++ b/src/documents/models.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class Document(models.Model):
     storage_type = models.CharField(
         max_length=11,
         choices=STORAGE_TYPES,
-        default=STORAGE_TYPE_GPG,
+        default=STORAGE_TYPE_UNENCRYPTED,
         editable=False
     )