diff --git a/exec/newuser.js b/exec/newuser.js
index faf542176cc796caedab7f567c4af581072986c1..5e9d3f4d2e8a3a4ca0247581484701b715e53d34 100644
--- a/exec/newuser.js
+++ b/exec/newuser.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ function send_newuser_welcome_msg(fname)
 		to_ext: String(user.number), 
 		from: system.operator, 
 		from_ext: "1",
+		attr: MSG_KILLREAD,
 		subject: "Welcome to " + system.name + "!" 
 	};