diff --git a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-alarm-row.ui b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-alarm-row.ui
index 413d7d3c..3fb1e10e 100644
--- a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-alarm-row.ui
+++ b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-alarm-row.ui
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         <property name="icon-name">audio-volume-high-symbolic</property>
         <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Toggle Alarm Sound</property>
         <signal name="notify::active" handler="on_sound_toggle_changed_cb" object="GcalAlarmRow" swapped="no" />
+        <property name="active">yes</property>
         <style>
           <class name="flat" />
         </style>
diff --git a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-reminders-section.c b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-reminders-section.c
index 910ee053..fe78d4d6 100644
--- a/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-reminders-section.c
+++ b/src/gui/event-editor/gcal-reminders-section.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ create_alarm (guint minutes)
 
   alarm = e_cal_component_alarm_new ();
   e_cal_component_alarm_take_trigger (alarm, trigger);
-  e_cal_component_alarm_set_action (alarm, E_CAL_COMPONENT_ALARM_DISPLAY);
+  e_cal_component_alarm_set_action (alarm, E_CAL_COMPONENT_ALARM_AUDIO);
 
   return alarm;
 }