diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_data.xml b/addons/crm/crm_data.xml
index 5dfe6b4831d..fd8aab99e8d 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_data.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_data.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <record model="mail.message" id="module_install_notification">
             <field name="model">mail.channel</field>
             <field name="res_id" ref="mail.channel_all_employees"/>
-            <field name="message_type">notification</field>
+            <field name="message_type">email</field>
             <field name="subtype_id" ref="mail.mt_comment"/>
             <field name="subject">CRM application installed!</field>
             <field name="body"><![CDATA[<p>From the top Sales menu you can track leads and opportunities, get accurate forecast on your sales pipeline, plan meetings, get realtime statistics and efficiently organize the communication with your prospects.</p>
diff --git a/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml b/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml
index 7f3b6b03ec8..60c9a27988e 100644
--- a/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <record model="mail.message" id="module_install_notification" context="{'mail_notify_noemail': True}">
             <field name="model">mail.channel</field>
             <field name="res_id" ref="mail.channel_all_employees"/>
-            <field name="message_type">notification</field>
+            <field name="message_type">email</field>
             <field name="subtype_id" ref="mail.mt_comment"/>
             <field name="subject">Welcome to Odoo!</field>
             <field name="body"><![CDATA[<p>Your homepage is a summary of messages you received and key information about documents you follow.</p>