diff --git a/src/notes/alias.entity.ts b/src/notes/alias.entity.ts
index 0be2a7d89..70a633f09 100644
--- a/src/notes/alias.entity.ts
+++ b/src/notes/alias.entity.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class Alias {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
   private constructor() {}
 
-  static create(name: string, note: Note, primary = false): Omit<Alias, 'id'> {
+  static create(name: string, note: Note, primary: boolean): Omit<Alias, 'id'> {
     const alias = new Alias();
     alias.name = name;
     alias.primary = primary;
diff --git a/src/notes/alias.service.spec.ts b/src/notes/alias.service.spec.ts
index 5db8679e3..218b04c30 100644
--- a/src/notes/alias.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/notes/alias.service.spec.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('AliasService', () => {
       it('with an already used name', async () => {
         jest
           .spyOn(aliasRepo, 'findOne')
-          .mockResolvedValueOnce(Alias.create(alias2, note) as Alias);
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce(Alias.create(alias2, note, false) as Alias);
         await expect(service.addAlias(note, alias2)).rejects.toThrow(
           AlreadyInDBError,
         );
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe('AliasService', () => {
     const user = User.create('hardcoded', 'Testy') as User;
     describe('removes one alias correctly', () => {
       const note = Note.create(user, alias) as Note;
-      note.aliases.push(Alias.create(alias2, note) as Alias);
+      note.aliases.push(Alias.create(alias2, note, false) as Alias);
       it('with two aliases', async () => {
         jest
           .spyOn(noteRepo, 'save')
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('AliasService', () => {
     });
     describe('does not remove one alias', () => {
       const note = Note.create(user, alias) as Note;
-      note.aliases.push(Alias.create(alias2, note) as Alias);
+      note.aliases.push(Alias.create(alias2, note, false) as Alias);
       it('if the alias is unknown', async () => {
         await expect(service.removeAlias(note, 'non existent')).rejects.toThrow(
           NotInDBError,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe('AliasService', () => {
     const aliasName = 'testAlias';
     const note = Note.create(user, aliasName) as Note;
     const alias = Alias.create(aliasName, note, true) as Alias;
-    const alias2 = Alias.create('testAlias2', note) as Alias;
+    const alias2 = Alias.create('testAlias2', note, false) as Alias;
     note.aliases.push(alias2);
     it('mark the alias as primary', async () => {
       jest
diff --git a/src/notes/alias.service.ts b/src/notes/alias.service.ts
index 1d5b952b3..96f8c0d55 100644
--- a/src/notes/alias.service.ts
+++ b/src/notes/alias.service.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class AliasService {
       // the first alias is automatically made the primary alias
       newAlias = Alias.create(alias, note, true);
     } else {
-      newAlias = Alias.create(alias, note);
+      newAlias = Alias.create(alias, note, false);
     }
     note.aliases.push(newAlias as Alias);