diff --git a/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-base-custom-field-group.js b/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-base-custom-field-group.js
index 7cd54b2f..e3fe2fbb 100644
--- a/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-base-custom-field-group.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-base-custom-field-group.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *               showOnFrontOfCard:
  *                 type: boolean
  *                 description: Whether to show the field on the front of cards
- *                 example: true
+ *                 example: false
  *     responses:
  *       200:
  *         description: Custom field created successfully
diff --git a/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-custom-field-group.js b/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-custom-field-group.js
index c1d7cd65..7da4f739 100644
--- a/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-custom-field-group.js
+++ b/server/api/controllers/custom-fields/create-in-custom-field-group.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *               showOnFrontOfCard:
  *                 type: boolean
  *                 description: Whether to show the field on the front of cards
- *                 example: true
+ *                 example: false
  *     responses:
  *       200:
  *         description: Custom field created successfully
diff --git a/server/api/models/CustomField.js b/server/api/models/CustomField.js
index ea34b980..d66034af 100755
--- a/server/api/models/CustomField.js
+++ b/server/api/models/CustomField.js
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@
  *           example: Priority
  *         showOnFrontOfCard:
  *           type: boolean
+ *           default: false
  *           description: Whether to show the field on the front of cards
- *           example: true
+ *           example: false
  *         createdAt:
  *           type: string
  *           format: date-time
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     showOnFrontOfCard: {
       type: 'boolean',
-      required: true,
+      defaultsTo: false,
       columnName: 'show_on_front_of_card',
     },