diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 4bb6b1483c7..0bb4f9c4ced 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Group < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     unless group = self.lookup_group(name)
       group = Group.new(name: name.to_s, automatic: true)
-      group.default_notification_level = 2 if AUTO_GROUPS[:staff] == id
+      group.default_notification_level = 2 if AUTO_GROUPS[:moderators] == id
       group.id = id
       group.save!
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/post_action_spec.rb b/spec/models/post_action_spec.rb
index 5d61df639b7..9ed0e704991 100644
--- a/spec/models/post_action_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/post_action_spec.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe PostAction do
       expect(topic_user_ids).to include(mod.id)
 
       expect(topic.topic_users.where(user_id: mod.id)
-              .pluck(:notification_level).first).to eq(TopicUser.notification_levels[:watching])
+              .pluck(:notification_level).first).to eq(TopicUser.notification_levels[:tracking])
 
       expect(topic.topic_users.where(user_id: codinghorror.id)
               .pluck(:notification_level).first).to eq(TopicUser.notification_levels[:watching])