diff --git a/app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Reminders.php b/app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Reminders.php
index 7e4dbcae30..c0a8421a82 100644
--- a/app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Reminders.php
+++ b/app/lib/FireflyIII/Shared/Toolkit/Reminders.php
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ class Reminders
                 $reminder            = new \Reminder;
                 $reminder->startdate = $start;
                 $reminder->enddate   = $end;
+                $reminder->active    = 1;
                 $reminder->user()->associate($repository->getUser());
                 $reminder->remindersable()->associate($piggybank);
                 $reminder->save();