diff --git a/website/registrations/tests/test_views.py b/website/registrations/tests/test_views.py
index e0b29c830a1880f310a661c41271f633aa2dea21..ce7038258429e2568ab4baad8128508a9bad136b 100644
--- a/website/registrations/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/website/registrations/tests/test_views.py
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ class RenewalFormViewTest(TestCase):
                 request = super_post.call_args[0][0]
                 self.assertEqual(request.POST['member'], 2)
                 self.assertEqual(request.POST['remarks'], '')
+                self.assertEqual(request.POST['no_references'], True)
 
             with self.subTest('Forced benefactor type'):
                 request = self.rf.post('/', {
@@ -689,6 +690,7 @@ class RenewalFormViewTest(TestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(request.POST['membership_type'],
                                  Membership.BENEFACTOR)
                 self.assertEqual(request.POST['length'], Entry.MEMBERSHIP_YEAR)
+                self.assertEqual(request.POST['no_references'], False)
 
             with self.subTest('Detects old memberships'):
                 request = self.rf.post('/', {
@@ -703,6 +705,7 @@ class RenewalFormViewTest(TestCase):
                 request = super_post.call_args[0][0]
                 self.assertEqual(request.POST['remarks'],
                                  'Was a Thalia member in the past.')
+                self.assertEqual(request.POST['no_references'], True)
 
             with self.subTest('Adds iCIS remark'):
                 request = self.rf.post('/', {
@@ -718,6 +721,7 @@ class RenewalFormViewTest(TestCase):
                 request = super_post.call_args[0][0]
                 self.assertEqual(request.POST['remarks'],
                                  'Registered as iCIS employee.')
+                self.assertEqual(request.POST['no_references'], True)
 
     @mock.patch('registrations.emails.send_references_information_message')
     @mock.patch('registrations.emails.send_new_renewal_board_message')
diff --git a/website/registrations/views.py b/website/registrations/views.py
index 7f0fee016dcaaa3b57a1f89b169c81b2c2bac5bf..79a48bea30443b274900c020ca965d278fc6e3d9 100644
--- a/website/registrations/views.py
+++ b/website/registrations/views.py
@@ -228,9 +228,10 @@ class RenewalFormView(FormView):
             request.POST['length'] = Entry.MEMBERSHIP_YEAR
         request.POST['member'] = request.member.pk
         request.POST['remarks'] = ''
-        request.POST['no_references'] = False
+        request.POST['no_references'] = True
 
         if request.POST['membership_type'] == Membership.BENEFACTOR:
+            request.POST['no_references'] = False
             if Membership.objects.filter(user=request.member,
                                          type=Membership.MEMBER).exists():
                 request.POST['remarks'] = 'Was a Thalia member in the past.'