diff --git a/core/server/models/email.js b/core/server/models/email.js
index f23d30566b..992839b6c5 100644
--- a/core/server/models/email.js
+++ b/core/server/models/email.js
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+const uuid = require('uuid');
 const ghostBookshelf = require('./base');
 
 const Email = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
     tableName: 'emails',
 
+    defaults: function defaults() {
+        return {
+            uuid: uuid.v4(),
+            status: 'sending'
+        };
+    },
+
     emitChange: function emitChange(event, options) {
         const eventToTrigger = 'email' + '.' + event;
         ghostBookshelf.Model.prototype.emitChange.bind(this)(this, eventToTrigger, options);