diff --git a/frontend/src/types/navigation.ts b/frontend/src/types/navigation.ts
index 61aa24cc3..70d108c9a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/navigation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/navigation.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const isValidMode = (mode: string): mode is ModeType => {
   return validModes.includes(mode as ModeType);
 };
 
-export const getDefaultMode = (): ModeType => 'pageEditor';
+export const getDefaultMode = (): ModeType => 'fileEditor';
 
 // Route parsing result
 export interface ToolRoute {