diff --git a/src/types/config/types/register_configuration.rs b/src/types/config/types/register_configuration.rs
index a4573bf..19cedfb 100644
--- a/src/types/config/types/register_configuration.rs
+++ b/src/types/config/types/register_configuration.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::types::config::types::subconfigs::register::{
+use crate::types::{config::types::subconfigs::register::{
     DateOfBirthConfiguration, PasswordConfiguration, RegistrationEmailConfiguration,
-};
+}, Rights};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub struct RegisterConfiguration {
     pub allow_multiple_accounts: bool,
     pub block_proxies: bool,
     pub incrementing_discriminators: bool,
-    pub default_rights: String,
+    pub default_rights: Rights,
 }
 
 impl Default for RegisterConfiguration {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl Default for RegisterConfiguration {
             allow_multiple_accounts: true,
             block_proxies: true,
             incrementing_discriminators: false,
-            default_rights: String::from("875069521787904"),
+            default_rights: Rights::from_bits(648540060672).expect("failed to parse default_rights"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/types/utils/rights.rs b/src/types/utils/rights.rs
index 4b1aa13..63bbeb2 100644
--- a/src/types/utils/rights.rs
+++ b/src/types/utils/rights.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 use bitflags::bitflags;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 bitflags! {
     /// Rights are instance-wide, per-user permissions for everything you may perform on the instance,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ bitflags! {
     ///
     /// # Reference
     /// See <https://docs.spacebar.chat/setup/server/security/rights/>
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
     pub struct Rights: u64 {
         /// All rights
         const OPERATOR = 1 << 0;
@@ -151,6 +153,12 @@ impl Rights {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for Rights {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::empty()
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(dead_code)] // FIXME: Remove this when we  use this
 fn all_rights() -> Rights {
     Rights::OPERATOR