diff --git a/script/import_scripts/base.rb b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
index 99691c5c8..ce0c9c21e 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/base.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     SiteSetting.min_private_message_title_length = 1
     SiteSetting.allow_duplicate_topic_titles = true
     SiteSetting.default_digest_email_frequency = ''
+    SiteSetting.disable_emails = true
 
     RateLimiter.disable