diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index e531cd3c..356a2bb9 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ need_restart = False
 settings = {
     'show_controls': True,
     'start_with': '',
-    'mode': 'chat-instruct',
+    'mode': 'instruct',
     'chat_style': 'cai-chat',
     'chat-instruct_command': 'Continue the chat dialogue below. Write a single reply for the character "<|character|>".\n\n<|prompt|>',
     'prompt-default': 'QA',
diff --git a/modules/ui_chat.py b/modules/ui_chat.py
index a830abfb..b823b8e5 100644
--- a/modules/ui_chat.py
+++ b/modules/ui_chat.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def create_ui():
                     shared.gradio['start_with'] = gr.Textbox(label='Start reply with', placeholder='Sure thing!', value=shared.settings['start_with'], elem_classes=['add_scrollbar'])
 
                 with gr.Row():
-                    shared.gradio['mode'] = gr.Radio(choices=['chat', 'chat-instruct', 'instruct'], value=shared.settings['mode'] if shared.settings['mode'] in ['chat', 'chat-instruct'] else None, label='Mode', info='Defines how the chat prompt is generated. In instruct and chat-instruct modes, the instruction template Parameters > Instruction template is used.', elem_id='chat-mode')
+                    shared.gradio['mode'] = gr.Radio(choices=['instruct', 'chat-instruct', 'chat'], value=shared.settings['mode'] if shared.settings['mode'] in ['chat', 'chat-instruct'] else None, label='Mode', info='Defines how the chat prompt is generated. In instruct and chat-instruct modes, the instruction template Parameters > Instruction template is used.', elem_id='chat-mode')
 
                 with gr.Row():
                     shared.gradio['chat_style'] = gr.Dropdown(choices=utils.get_available_chat_styles(), label='Chat style', value=shared.settings['chat_style'], visible=shared.settings['mode'] != 'instruct')
diff --git a/settings-template.yaml b/settings-template.yaml
index 0343df0a..94a5c034 100644
--- a/settings-template.yaml
+++ b/settings-template.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 show_controls: true
 start_with: ''
-mode: chat-instruct
+mode: instruct
 chat_style: cai-chat
 chat-instruct_command: |-
   Continue the chat dialogue below. Write a single reply for the character "<|character|>".