diff --git a/modoboa/core/tests/test_views.py b/modoboa/core/tests/test_views.py
index 5448f6c02..8989aeb56 100644
--- a/modoboa/core/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/modoboa/core/tests/test_views.py
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ SETTINGS_SAMPLE = {
     "imap_migration-enabled_imapmigration": True,
     "imap_migration-max_sync_accounts": 2,
     "imap_migration-create_folders": True,
+    "postfix_autoreply-autoreplies_timeout": 86400,
+    "postfix_autoreply-default_subject": "I'm off",
+    "postfix_autoreply-default_content": "I'm off",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/modoboa/postfix_autoreply/api/v2/viewsets.py b/modoboa/postfix_autoreply/api/v2/viewsets.py
index 316b35090..41d61e85f 100644
--- a/modoboa/postfix_autoreply/api/v2/viewsets.py
+++ b/modoboa/postfix_autoreply/api/v2/viewsets.py
@@ -75,8 +75,13 @@ class AccountARMessageViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
     def armessage(self, request):
         if not hasattr(request.user, "mailbox"):
             return response.Response(status=404)
+        params = dict(param_tools.get_global_parameters("postfix_autoreply"))
         armessage, created = models.ARmessage.objects.get_or_create(
-            mbox=self.request.user.mailbox
+            mbox=self.request.user.mailbox,
+            defaults={
+                "subject": params["default_subject"],
+                "content": params["default_content"],
+            },
         )
         if request.method == "GET":
             serializer = serializers.AccountARMessageSerializer(armessage)