diff --git a/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php b/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php
index 3e5b859a2..48a4defd0 100644
--- a/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php
+++ b/lib/BackgroundJob/GenerateUserSettings.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 use OCA\Notifications\Model\Settings;
 use OCA\Notifications\Model\SettingsMapper;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IAppConfig;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\TimedJob;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		private readonly IDBConnection $connection,
 		private readonly IUserManager $userManager,
 		private readonly SettingsMapper $settingsMapper,
+		private readonly IAppConfig $appConfig,
 	) {
 		parent::__construct($time);
 
@@ -31,6 +33,18 @@ public function __construct(
 
 	#[\Override]
 	protected function run($argument): void {
+		$update = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+		$update->update('notifications_settings')
+			->set('next_send_time', $update->createNamedParameter(1))
+			->where($update->expr()->eq('next_send_time', $update->createNamedParameter(0)))
+			->andWhere($update->expr()->neq('batch_time', $update->createNamedParameter(Settings::EMAIL_SEND_OFF)));
+
+		$batchTime = $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt('setting_batchtime');
+		if ($batchTime === Settings::EMAIL_SEND_OFF) {
+			$update->andWhere($update->expr()->neq('batch_time', $update->createNamedParameter(Settings::EMAIL_SEND_DEFAULT)));
+		}
+		$update->executeStatement();
+
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->select('notification_id')
 			->from('notifications')
@@ -42,7 +56,7 @@ protected function run($argument): void {
 		$result->closeCursor();
 
 		$this->userManager->callForSeenUsers(function (IUser $user) use ($maxId): void {
-			if ($user->isEnabled()) {
+			if (!$user->isEnabled()) {
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/lib/Model/SettingsMapper.php b/lib/Model/SettingsMapper.php
index 359d23680..49e436703 100644
--- a/lib/Model/SettingsMapper.php
+++ b/lib/Model/SettingsMapper.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 use OCP\AppFramework\Db\DoesNotExistException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Db\QBMapper;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IAppConfig;
 use OCP\DB\Exception as DBException;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
@@ -22,7 +23,10 @@
  * @method list<Settings> findEntities(IQueryBuilder $query)
  */
 class SettingsMapper extends QBMapper {
-	public function __construct(IDBConnection $db) {
+	public function __construct(
+		IDBConnection $db,
+		protected readonly IAppConfig $appConfig,
+	) {
 		parent::__construct($db, 'notifications_settings', Settings::class);
 	}
 
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ public function getSettingsByUser(string $userId): Settings {
 			$settings = new Settings();
 			$settings->setUserId($userId);
 			$settings->setBatchTime(Settings::EMAIL_SEND_DEFAULT);
+			$batchTime = $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt('setting_batchtime');
+			if ($batchTime !== Settings::EMAIL_SEND_OFF) {
+				$settings->setNextSendTime(1);
+			}
 			/** @var Settings $settings */
 			$settings = $this->insert($settings);
 
diff --git a/lib/Settings/Personal.php b/lib/Settings/Personal.php
index 0c08616bb..6e8f03ec8 100644
--- a/lib/Settings/Personal.php
+++ b/lib/Settings/Personal.php
@@ -48,13 +48,15 @@ public function getForm(): TemplateResponse {
 				$settingBatchTime = $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt('setting_batchtime');
 			}
 		} catch (DoesNotExistException) {
+			$settingBatchTime = $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt('setting_batchtime');
+
 			$settings = new Settings();
 			$settings->setUserId($user->getUID());
 			$settings->setBatchTime(Settings::EMAIL_SEND_DEFAULT);
-			$settings->setNextSendTime(1);
+			if ($settingBatchTime !== Settings::EMAIL_SEND_OFF) {
+				$settings->setNextSendTime(1);
+			}
 			$this->settingsMapper->insert($settings);
-
-			$settingBatchTime = $this->appConfig->getAppValueInt('setting_batchtime');
 		}
 
 		$defaultSoundNotification = $this->appConfig->getAppValueBool('sound_notification');