diff --git a/src/groups.js b/src/groups.js
index 1e6380f111..68e00ac824 100644
--- a/src/groups.js
+++ b/src/groups.js
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 					createtime: now,
 					userTitle: data.name,
 					description: data.description || '',
+					memberCount: 0,
 					deleted: '0',
 					hidden: data.hidden || '0',
 					system: system ? '1' : '0',