diff --git a/migrations/add_auto_add_root_dse_column.sql b/migrations/add_auto_add_root_dse_column.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1e78dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/add_auto_add_root_dse_column.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Add autoAddRootDSE column to dynamic_group_rules table
+ALTER TABLE dynamic_group_rules ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS auto_add_root_dse BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE;
+
+-- Update existing records to set autoAddRootDSE to TRUE for better user experience
+UPDATE dynamic_group_rules SET auto_add_root_dse = TRUE WHERE auto_add_root_dse IS NULL;
+
+-- Change the defaults for create_group_if_not_exists and create_ou_if_not_exists to TRUE
+ALTER TABLE dynamic_group_rules ALTER COLUMN create_group_if_not_exists SET DEFAULT TRUE;
+ALTER TABLE dynamic_group_rules ALTER COLUMN create_ou_if_not_exists SET DEFAULT TRUE;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shared/schema.ts b/shared/schema.ts
index 7d39e93..0b92fea 100644
--- a/shared/schema.ts
+++ b/shared/schema.ts
@@ -201,10 +201,11 @@ export const dynamicGroupRules = pgTable("dynamic_group_rules", {
   lastRunStatus: text("last_run_status"),
   variablePattern: text("variable_pattern"), // Pattern for dynamic group name, e.g. "{{department}}-Users"
   useAdvancedScheduling: boolean("use_advanced_scheduling").default(false),
-  createGroupIfNotExists: boolean("create_group_if_not_exists").default(false),
-  createOUIfNotExists: boolean("create_ou_if_not_exists").default(false),
+  createGroupIfNotExists: boolean("create_group_if_not_exists").default(true), // Changed default to true
+  createOUIfNotExists: boolean("create_ou_if_not_exists").default(true), // Changed default to true
   createGroupForEachAttributeValue: boolean("create_group_for_each_attribute_value").default(false),
   createOUForEachAttributeValue: boolean("create_ou_for_each_attribute_value").default(false),
+  autoAddRootDSE: boolean("auto_add_root_dse").default(true), // Added with default true
 });
 
 // Rule conditions (filter logic)