diff --git a/addons/digest/models/res_users.py b/addons/digest/models/res_users.py
index 432e140df33..397d672e60e 100644
--- a/addons/digest/models/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/digest/models/res_users.py
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ class ResUsers(models.Model):
         default_digest_emails = self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().get_param('digest.default_digest_emails')
         default_digest_id = self.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo().get_param('digest.default_digest_id')
         if default_digest_emails and default_digest_id:
-            digest = self.env['digest.digest'].sudo().browse(int(default_digest_id))
+            digest = self.env['digest.digest'].sudo().browse(int(default_digest_id)).exists()
             digest.user_ids |= users.filtered_domain([('share', '=', False)])
         return users