diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/spree/orders/variant_autocomplete.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/spree/orders/variant_autocomplete.js.erb
index b3a97f6d2b..23ba80d3fb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/spree/orders/variant_autocomplete.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/spree/orders/variant_autocomplete.js.erb
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ofnCancelOrderAlert = function(callback, i18nKey) {
   $('#custom-confirm .message').html(
     ` ${t(i18nKey)}
       <div class="form">
-        <input type="checkbox" name="send_cancellation_email" value="1" id="send_cancellation_email" />
+        <input type="checkbox" name="send_cancellation_email" value="1" id="send_cancellation_email" checked="true" />
         <label for="send_cancellation_email">${t("js.admin.orders.cancel_the_order_send_cancelation_email")}</label>
       </div>`);
   $('#custom-confirm button.confirm').unbind( "click" ).click(() => {
diff --git a/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb
index 71eb64acd4..35b4c26f1b 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin/order_spec.rb
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ describe '
       context "it shows a second modal about last item deletion and therefore about order cancellation" do
         it "that the user can close and then nothing change" do
           expect(page).to have_content "This will cancel the current order."
+          expect(page).to have_checked_field "Send a cancellation email to the customer"
           within(".modal", visible: true) do
             click_on("Cancel")
           end
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ describe '
           it "and then the order is cancelled and no email is sent by default" do
             expect do
               within(".modal", visible: true) do
+                uncheck("send_cancellation_email")
                 click_on("OK")
               end
               expect(page).to have_content "Cannot add item to canceled order"
@@ -195,7 +197,6 @@ describe '
           it "and check the checkbox to send an email to the customer about its order cancellation" do
             expect do
               within(".modal", visible: true) do
-                check("send_cancellation_email")
                 click_on("OK")
               end
               expect(page).to have_content "Cannot add item to canceled order"