diff --git a/core/forms.py b/core/forms.py
index 11278f7..3c4008b 100644
--- a/core/forms.py
+++ b/core/forms.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class NotificationRuleForm(RestrictedFormMixin, ModelForm):
             "url",
             "service",
             "policy",
+            "ingest",
             "enabled",
         )
         help_texts = {
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ class NotificationRuleForm(RestrictedFormMixin, ModelForm):
             "window": "Time window to search: 1d, 1h, 1m, 1s, etc.",
             "amount": "Amount of matches to be returned for scheduled queries. Cannot be used with on-demand queries.",
             "policy": "When to trigger this policy.",
+            "ingest": "Whether to ingest matches",
         }
 
     def clean(self):
diff --git a/core/lib/rules.py b/core/lib/rules.py
index c14c3cd..20faa42 100644
--- a/core/lib/rules.py
+++ b/core/lib/rules.py
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ class NotificationRuleData(object):
         :param matches: the matches to store
         """
         # new_matches = self.reform_matches(index, matches, meta, mode)
-        await self.db.async_store_matches(matches)
+        if self.object.ingest:
+            await self.db.async_store_matches(matches)
 
     def ingest_matches_sync(self, index, matches, meta, mode):
         """
@@ -366,7 +367,8 @@ class NotificationRuleData(object):
         :param matches: the matches to store
         """
         # new_matches = self.reform_matches(index, matches, meta, mode)
-        self.db.store_matches(matches)
+        if self.object.ingest:
+            self.db.store_matches(matches)
 
     async def rule_matched(self, index, message, meta, mode):
         """
diff --git a/core/migrations/0028_rename_send_empty_notificationrule_ingest_and_more.py b/core/migrations/0028_rename_send_empty_notificationrule_ingest_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16fb5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/migrations/0028_rename_send_empty_notificationrule_ingest_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.6 on 2023-02-13 21:03
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0027_alter_notificationrule_policy_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='notificationrule',
+            old_name='send_empty',
+            new_name='ingest',
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='notificationrule',
+            name='interval',
+            field=models.IntegerField(choices=[(0, 'On demand'), (5, 'Every 5 seconds'), (60, 'Every minute'), (900, 'Every 15 minutes'), (1800, 'Every 30 minutes'), (3600, 'Every hour'), (14400, 'Every 4 hours'), (86400, 'Every day')], default=60),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='notificationrule',
+            name='service',
+            field=models.CharField(choices=[('ntfy', 'NTFY'), ('webhook', 'Custom webhook'), ('none', 'Disabled')], default='webhook', max_length=255),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='notificationrule',
+            name='window',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, default='30d', max_length=255, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index 9586fab..ffc40a3 100644
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -194,14 +194,16 @@ class NotificationRule(models.Model):
     priority = models.IntegerField(choices=PRIORITY_CHOICES, default=1)
     topic = models.CharField(max_length=2048, null=True, blank=True)
     url = models.CharField(max_length=1024, null=True, blank=True)
-    interval = models.IntegerField(choices=INTERVAL_CHOICES, default=0)
-    window = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True, blank=True)
+    interval = models.IntegerField(choices=INTERVAL_CHOICES, default=60)
+    window = models.CharField(max_length=255, default="30d", null=True, blank=True)
     amount = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=1, null=True, blank=True)
     enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     data = models.TextField()
     match = models.JSONField(null=True, blank=True)
-    service = models.CharField(choices=SERVICE_CHOICES, max_length=255, default="ntfy")
-    send_empty = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    service = models.CharField(
+        choices=SERVICE_CHOICES, max_length=255, default="webhook"
+    )
+    ingest = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     policy = models.CharField(choices=POLICY_CHOICES, max_length=255, default="default")
 
     def __str__(self):
@@ -238,8 +240,6 @@ class NotificationRule(models.Model):
             user_settings["url"] = self.url
         if self.service is not None:
             user_settings["service"] = self.service
-        if self.send_empty is not None:
-            user_settings["send_empty"] = self.send_empty
 
         if check:
             if user_settings["service"] == "ntfy" and user_settings["topic"] is None: