diff --git a/src/electron/shared/StudyConfiguration.ts b/src/electron/shared/StudyConfiguration.ts
index 1a3b3b36..67d5f7c0 100644
--- a/src/electron/shared/StudyConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/electron/shared/StudyConfiguration.ts
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ export interface StudyConfiguration {
   contactEmail: string;
   subjectIdLength: number;
   dataExportEnabled: boolean;
+  dataExportEncrypted: boolean;
   trackers: TrackerConfiguration;
 }
diff --git a/src/electron/shared/study.config.ts b/src/electron/shared/study.config.ts
index 2ad30ec7..4fd6a721 100644
--- a/src/electron/shared/study.config.ts
+++ b/src/electron/shared/study.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const studyConfig: StudyConfiguration = {
   contactEmail: 'study@hasel.dev',
   subjectIdLength: 6,
   dataExportEnabled: true,
+  dataExportEncrypted: false,
   trackers: {
     windowActivityTracker: {
       enabled: true,