diff --git a/models/exammemberrankquestion/fields.yaml b/models/exammemberrankquestion/fields.yaml
index f2f8be1..be00f61 100644
--- a/models/exammemberrankquestion/fields.yaml
+++ b/models/exammemberrankquestion/fields.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ fields:
   in_use:
     label: 'germanairlinesva.schooling::lang.exam_question.in_use'
     span: auto
+    default: 1
     required: 1
     type: switch
   mandatory:
diff --git a/models/examtyperatingquestion/fields.yaml b/models/examtyperatingquestion/fields.yaml
index 1988501..d520143 100644
--- a/models/examtyperatingquestion/fields.yaml
+++ b/models/examtyperatingquestion/fields.yaml
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ fields:
   in_use:
     label: 'germanairlinesva.schooling::lang.exam_question.in_use'
     span: auto
+    default: 1
     required: 1
     type: switch
   mandatory:
     label: 'germanairlinesva.schooling::lang.exam_question.mandatory'
     span: auto
+    default: 0
     required: 1
     type: switch
   text: