diff --git a/src/nefarious/management/commands/nefarious-init.py b/src/nefarious/management/commands/nefarious-init.py
index a6cac27c..c8cc1db1 100644
--- a/src/nefarious/management/commands/nefarious-init.py
+++ b/src/nefarious/management/commands/nefarious-init.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from nefarious.models import NefariousSettings
+from nefarious.models import NefariousSettings, QualityProfile
 from nefarious.tmdb import get_tmdb_client
+from nefarious.quality import PROFILE_HD_1080p, PROFILE_ANY
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
         # create settings if they don't already exist
         nefarious_settings, _ = NefariousSettings.objects.get_or_create()
 
+        # assign default quality profiles
+        nefarious_settings.quality_profile_tv = QualityProfile.objects.get(profile=PROFILE_ANY)
+        nefarious_settings.quality_profile_movies = QualityProfile.objects.get(profile=PROFILE_HD_1080p)
+        nefarious_settings.save()
+
         # populate tmdb configuration if necessary
         if not nefarious_settings.tmdb_configuration or not nefarious_settings.tmdb_languages:
             tmdb_client = get_tmdb_client(nefarious_settings)