diff --git a/addons/website_mail/mail_message.py b/addons/website_mail/mail_message.py
index 09e5f456f9f..bd639f75f70 100644
--- a/addons/website_mail/mail_message.py
+++ b/addons/website_mail/mail_message.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ class mail_message(osv.osv):
     _columns = {
         'website_published': fields.boolean('Publish', help="Publish on the website as a blog"),
     }
+    _defaults = {
+        'website_published': lambda *args: True
+    }
 
 
 class mail_group(osv.Model):
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/website_sale.py b/addons/website_sale/website_sale.py
index c2ebf31bd3e..d1b5725e38e 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/website_sale.py
+++ b/addons/website_sale/website_sale.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class product_template(osv.osv):
         'suggested_product_id': fields.many2one('product.product', 'Suggested For Product'),
         'suggested_product_ids': fields.one2many('product.product', 'suggested_product_id', 'Suggested Products'),
     }
+    _defaults = {
+        'website_published': lambda *args: True
+    }
 
     def recommended_products(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         id = ids[0]