diff --git a/src/notifications/payload.rs b/src/notifications/payload.rs
index 744b1666..add0f82c 100644
--- a/src/notifications/payload.rs
+++ b/src/notifications/payload.rs
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ pub async fn generate_ready(mut user: User) -> Result<ClientboundNotification> {
                     },
                     {
                         "channel_type": "DirectMessage",
-                        "recipients": &user.id,
-                        "active": true
+                        "recipients": &user.id
                     },
                     {
                         "channel_type": "Group",
diff --git a/src/notifications/subscriptions.rs b/src/notifications/subscriptions.rs
index c173fa75..6ef88cd2 100644
--- a/src/notifications/subscriptions.rs
+++ b/src/notifications/subscriptions.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ pub async fn generate_subscriptions(user: &User) -> Result<(), String> {
                     },
                     {
                         "channel_type": "DirectMessage",
-                        "recipients": &user.id,
-                        "active": true
+                        "recipients": &user.id
                     },
                     {
                         "channel_type": "Group",