diff --git a/manifests/listchanges.pp b/manifests/listchanges.pp
index 964a75d..347717e 100644
--- a/manifests/listchanges.pp
+++ b/manifests/listchanges.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class apt::listchanges {
   }
 
   case $listchanges_frontend {
-    '': { $listchanges_frontend = "pager" }
+    '': { $listchanges_frontend = "mail" }
   }
 
   case $listchanges_email {