diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing/data/ir_cron_data.xml b/addons/mass_mailing/data/ir_cron_data.xml
index c83a2387daf..f3304e993e1 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing/data/ir_cron_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing/data/ir_cron_data.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             <field name="state">code</field>
             <field name="code">model._cron_process_mass_mailing_ab_testing()</field>
             <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root"/>
+            <field name="active" eval="False"/>
             <field name="interval_number">1</field>
             <field name="interval_type">days</field>
             <field name="numbercall">-1</field>