diff --git a/db/knex_migrations/2025-10-15-0001-add-monitor-response-config.js b/db/knex_migrations/2025-10-15-0001-add-monitor-response-config.js
index 370988b26..df8456455 100644
--- a/db/knex_migrations/2025-10-15-0001-add-monitor-response-config.js
+++ b/db/knex_migrations/2025-10-15-0001-add-monitor-response-config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 exports.up = function (knex) {
     return knex.schema.alterTable("monitor", function (table) {
         table.boolean("save_response").notNullable().defaultTo(false);
-        table.boolean("save_error_response").notNullable().defaultTo(false);
+        table.boolean("save_error_response").notNullable().defaultTo(true);
         table.integer("response_max_length").defaultTo(10240); // Default 10KB
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index 51dfb4c6a..5ac12f725 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -1496,7 +1496,14 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
-                                <div class="my-3">
+                                <div
+                                    v-if="
+                                        monitor.type === 'http' ||
+                                        monitor.type === 'keyword' ||
+                                        monitor.type === 'json-query'
+                                    "
+                                    class="my-3"
+                                >
                                     <div class="form-check">
                                         <input
                                             id="saveResponse"
@@ -1517,7 +1524,14 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
-                                <div class="my-3">
+                                <div
+                                    v-if="
+                                        monitor.type === 'http' ||
+                                        monitor.type === 'keyword' ||
+                                        monitor.type === 'json-query'
+                                    "
+                                    class="my-3"
+                                >
                                     <div class="form-check">
                                         <input
                                             id="saveErrorResponse"
@@ -1538,7 +1552,15 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
 
-                                <div v-if="monitor.saveResponse || monitor.saveErrorResponse" class="my-3">
+                                <div
+                                    v-if="
+                                        (monitor.type === 'http' ||
+                                            monitor.type === 'keyword' ||
+                                            monitor.type === 'json-query') &&
+                                        (monitor.saveResponse || monitor.saveErrorResponse)
+                                    "
+                                    class="my-3"
+                                >
                                     <label for="responseMaxLength" class="form-label">
                                         {{ $t("responseMaxLength") }}
                                     </label>
@@ -2226,7 +2248,7 @@ const monitorDefaults = {
     maxredirects: 10,
     accepted_statuscodes: ["200-299"],
     saveResponse: false,
-    saveErrorResponse: false,
+    saveErrorResponse: true,
     responseMaxLength: 10240,
     dns_resolve_type: "A",
     dns_resolve_server: "1.1.1.1",
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/monitor-form.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/monitor-form.spec.js
index a886abcde..36d6eeff5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/monitor-form.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/monitor-form.spec.js
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@ test.describe("Monitor Form", () => {
         await page.getByTestId("friendly-name-input").fill(friendlyName);
         await page.getByTestId("url-input").fill("https://www.example.com/");
 
+        // Expect error response save enabled by default
+        await expect(page.getByLabel("Save HTTP Error Response for Notifications")).toBeChecked();
+
         await page.getByLabel("Save HTTP Success Response for Notifications").check();
-        await page.getByLabel("Save HTTP Error Response for Notifications").check();
+        await page.getByLabel("Save HTTP Error Response for Notifications").uncheck();
         await page.getByLabel("Response Max Length (bytes)").fill("2048");
 
         await screenshot(testInfo, page);
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ test.describe("Monitor Form", () => {
         await page.waitForURL("/edit/*");
 
         await expect(page.getByLabel("Save HTTP Success Response for Notifications")).toBeChecked();
-        await expect(page.getByLabel("Save HTTP Error Response for Notifications")).toBeChecked();
+        await expect(page.getByLabel("Save HTTP Error Response for Notifications")).toBeChecked({ checked: false });
         await expect(page.getByLabel("Response Max Length (bytes)")).toHaveValue("2048");
 
         await screenshot(testInfo, page);