diff --git a/app/bridges/bridge_edit.php b/app/bridges/bridge_edit.php
index 05dee6feda..9bd608aadf 100644
--- a/app/bridges/bridge_edit.php
+++ b/app/bridges/bridge_edit.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 	$bridge_uuid = '';
 	$bridge_name = '';
 	$bridge_destination = '';
-	$bridge_enabled = '';
 	$bridge_description = '';
 
 //get http post variables and set them to php variables
@@ -350,6 +349,9 @@
 	$sip_profiles = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
 	unset($sql);
 
+//set the defaults
+	$bridge_enabled = $bridge_enabled ?? true;
+
 //create token
 	$object = new token;
 	$token = $object->create($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);