diff --git a/addons/crm/crm.py b/addons/crm/crm.py
index 1eb1d967c32..ec8a348d4b0 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class crm_case(osv.osv):
 		'active': lambda *a: 1,
 		'user_id': lambda s,cr,uid,c={}: uid,
 		'state': lambda *a: 'draft',
-		'priority': lambda *a: AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES[1][0],
+		'priority': lambda *a: AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES[2][0],
 		'date': lambda *a: time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
 	}
 	_order = 'priority, date_deadline desc, id desc'
diff --git a/addons/project/project.py b/addons/project/project.py
index bdf137abdca..f86066e75bc 100644
--- a/addons/project/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/project.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class task(osv.osv):
 	_defaults = {
 		'user_id': lambda obj,cr,uid,context: uid,
 		'state': lambda *a: 'open',
-		'priority': lambda *a: '1',
+		'priority': lambda *a: '2',
 		'progress': lambda *a: 0,
 		'sequence': lambda *a: 10,
 		'active': lambda *a: True,