diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/CHANGELOG.md
index da4717fc..018c5527 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [@adobe/spacecat-shared-data-access-v1.11.0](https://github.com/adobe/spacecat-shared/compare/@adobe/spacecat-shared-data-access-v1.10.5...@adobe/spacecat-shared-data-access-v1.11.0) (2024-01-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* default value for disabled property of audit config ([#114](https://github.com/adobe/spacecat-shared/issues/114)) ([daf9b80](https://github.com/adobe/spacecat-shared/commit/daf9b8039a6fe567e283dc07eef156bfd13edc4f))
+
 # [@adobe/spacecat-shared-data-access-v1.10.5](https://github.com/adobe/spacecat-shared/compare/@adobe/spacecat-shared-data-access-v1.10.4...@adobe/spacecat-shared-data-access-v1.10.5) (2024-01-27)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/package.json b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/package.json
index 0fd5da19..1093bec3 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/package.json
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/spacecat-shared-data-access",
-  "version": "1.10.5",
+  "version": "1.11.0",
   "description": "Shared modules of the Spacecat Services - Data Access",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/site/audit-config.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/site/audit-config.js
index 675305ae..f0656f4c 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/site/audit-config.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/src/models/site/audit-config.js
@@ -11,10 +11,27 @@
  */
 
 import AuditConfigType from './audit-config-type.js';
+import { AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS } from '../audit.js';
+
+const AUDIT_TYPE_DISABLED_DEFAULTS = {
+  [AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS]: true,
+};
 
 function getAuditTypeConfigs(auditTypeConfigs, auditsDisabled) {
+  if (!auditTypeConfigs || Object.keys(auditTypeConfigs).length === 0) {
+    return {
+      [AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS]: AuditConfigType({ disabled: true }),
+    };
+  }
   return Object.entries(auditTypeConfigs || {}).reduce((acc, [key, value]) => {
-    acc[key] = AuditConfigType(value, auditsDisabled);
+    const disabled = value.disabled !== undefined
+      ? value.disabled : (AUDIT_TYPE_DISABLED_DEFAULTS[key] || auditsDisabled || false);
+    acc[key] = AuditConfigType(
+      {
+        ...value,
+        disabled,
+      },
+    );
     return acc;
   }, {});
 }
diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site.test.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site.test.js
index c2be0d29..61758035 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site.test.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site.test.js
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ describe('Site Model Tests', () => {
       expect(auditConfig).to.be.an('object');
       expect(auditConfig.auditsDisabled()).to.be.true;
       expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type1')).to.be.an('object');
-      expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type1').disabled()).to.be.false;
+      expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type1').disabled()).to.be.true;
       expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type2')).to.be.an('object');
-      expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type2').disabled()).to.be.false;
+      expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type2').disabled()).to.be.true;
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site/audit-config.test.js b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site/audit-config.test.js
index 0b20e909..2cc3a956 100644
--- a/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site/audit-config.test.js
+++ b/packages/spacecat-shared-data-access/test/unit/models/site/audit-config.test.js
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 
 import AuditConfig from '../../../../src/models/site/audit-config.js';
+import { AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS } from '../../../../src/models/audit.js';
 
 describe('AuditConfig Tests', () => {
   describe('AuditConfig Creation', () => {
     it('creates an AuditConfig with defaults when no data is provided', () => {
       const auditConfig = AuditConfig();
       expect(auditConfig.auditsDisabled()).to.be.false;
-      expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfigs()).to.be.empty;
+      const auditTypeConfigs = auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfigs();
+      expect(auditTypeConfigs[AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS]).to.be.an('object');
+      expect(auditTypeConfigs[AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS].disabled()).to.be.true;
     });
 
     it('creates an AuditConfig with provided data', () => {
@@ -29,13 +32,13 @@ describe('AuditConfig Tests', () => {
         auditsDisabled: true,
         auditTypeConfigs: {
           type1: { disabled: true },
-          type2: { disabled: false },
+          [AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS]: { disabled: false },
         },
       };
       const auditConfig = AuditConfig(data);
       expect(auditConfig.auditsDisabled()).to.be.true;
       expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type1').disabled()).to.be.true;
-      expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig('type2').disabled()).to.be.false;
+      expect(auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfig(AUDIT_TYPE_BROKEN_BACKLINKS).disabled()).to.be.false;
     });
   });
 
@@ -75,15 +78,6 @@ describe('AuditConfig Tests', () => {
       const typeConfigs = auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfigs();
       expect(typeConfigs).to.have.keys(['type1', 'type2']);
     });
-
-    it('returns no audit type configurations', () => {
-      const data = {
-        auditTypeConfigs: {},
-      };
-      const auditConfig = AuditConfig(data);
-      const typeConfigs = auditConfig.getAuditTypeConfigs();
-      expect(typeConfigs).to.be.an('object').that.is.empty;
-    });
   });
 
   describe('updateAuditsDisabled Method', () => {