diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/test_user_permission.py b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/test_user_permission.py
index 79da4328a0..72a00a7374 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/test_user_permission.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/test_user_permission.py
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ import unittest
 
 class TestUserPermission(unittest.TestCase):
 	def test_default_user_permission(self):
-		user = create_user('test_bulk_creation_update@example.com')
-		param = get_params(user, 'User', user.name, True)
+		user = create_user('test_default_permission@example.com')
+		param = get_params(user, 'User', user.name, is_default=1)
 		add_user_permissions(param)
-
 		#create a duplicate entry with default
-		perm_user = create_user('test_perm@example.com')
-
-		param = get_params(user, 'User', perm_user.name, True)
+		perm_user = create_user('test_user_perm@example.com')
+		param = get_params(user, 'User', perm_user.name, is_default=1)
 		self.assertRaises(frappe.ValidationError, add_user_permissions, param)
 
 	def test_apply_to_all(self):
@@ -57,17 +55,18 @@ class TestUserPermission(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertIsNone(removed_applicable_second)
 		self.assertEquals(created, 1)
 
-def create_user(user):
-	if frappe.db.exists('User', user):
-		return frappe.get_doc('User', user)
+def create_user(email):
+	''' create user with role system manager '''
+	if frappe.db.exists('User', email):
+		return frappe.get_doc('User', email)
 	else:
 		user = frappe.new_doc('User')
-		user.email = user
-		user.first_name = user.split("@")[0]
+		user.email = email
+		user.first_name = email.split("@")[0]
 		user.add_roles("System Manager")
 		return user
 
-def get_params(user, doctype, docname, is_default=False, applicable=None):
+def get_params(user, doctype, docname, is_default=0, applicable=None):
 	''' Return param to insert '''
 	param = {
 		"user": user.name,
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
index 60c55fcfed..c82a509258 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def add_user_permissions(data):
 		return 1
 	return 0
 
-def insert_user_perm(user, doctype, docname, is_default=False, apply_to_all=None, applicable=None):
+def insert_user_perm(user, doctype, docname, is_default=0, apply_to_all=None, applicable=None):
 	user_perm = frappe.new_doc("User Permission")
 	user_perm.user = user
 	user_perm.allow = doctype
diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission_list.js b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission_list.js
index d9514f0406..a0b553c43a 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission_list.js
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission_list.js
@@ -58,14 +58,12 @@ frappe.listview_settings['User Permission'] = {
 						fieldname: 'is_default',
 						label: __('Is Default'),
 						fieldtype: 'Check',
-						checked: 1,
 						hidden: 1
 					},
 					{
 						fieldname: 'apply_to_all_doctypes',
 						label: __('Apply to all Documents Types'),
 						fieldtype: 'Check',
-						checked: 1,
 						hidden: 1,
 						onchange: function() {
 							if(dialog.fields_dict.doctype.value && dialog.fields_dict.docname.value && dialog.fields_dict.user.value){
@@ -214,7 +212,6 @@ frappe.listview_settings['User Permission'] = {
 		dialog.set_df_property("docname", "hidden", 0);
 		dialog.set_df_property("docname", "reqd", 1);
 		dialog.set_df_property("is_default", "hidden", 0);
-		dialog.set_value("is_default", "checked", 0);
 		dialog.set_df_property("apply_to_all_doctypes", "hidden", 0);
 		dialog.set_value("apply_to_all_doctypes", "checked", 1);
 	},
diff --git a/frappe/permissions.py b/frappe/permissions.py
index fef4e61996..083471ab5c 100644
--- a/frappe/permissions.py
+++ b/frappe/permissions.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def set_user_permission_if_allowed(doctype, name, user, with_message=False):
 	if get_role_permissions(frappe.get_meta(doctype), user).set_user_permissions!=1:
 		add_user_permission(doctype, name, user)
 
-def add_user_permission(doctype, name, user, is_default=False, ignore_permissions=False, applicable_for=None):
+def add_user_permission(doctype, name, user, ignore_permissions=False, applicable_for=None, is_default=0):
 	'''Add user permission'''
 	from frappe.core.doctype.user_permission.user_permission import user_permission_exists
 
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_permissions.py b/frappe/tests/test_permissions.py
index c6359001f4..34a5bfdb8f 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TestPermissions(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertFalse(doc.get("blog_category"))
 
 		# Fetch default based on single user permission
-		add_user_permission("Blog Category", "_Test Blog Category 1", "test2@example.com", is_default=True)
+		add_user_permission("Blog Category", "_Test Blog Category 1", "test2@example.com", is_default=1)
 
 		frappe.set_user("test2@example.com")
 		doc = frappe.new_doc("Blog Post")