diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index 87e1696..923441a 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 [access "refs/for/refs/*"]
 	push = group AsterixDB Contributors
 	push = group AsterixDB Devs
+	push = group Non-Interactive Users
 	pushMerge = group AsterixDB Contributors
 	pushMerge = group AsterixDB Devs
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 	value =  0 No score
 	value = +1 Looks good to me, but someone else must approve
 	value = +2 Looks good to me, approved
+	defaultValue = 0
 [notify "apache"]
 	email = notifications@asterixdb.incubator.apache.org
 [contributor-agreement "ASF Individual CLA"]