diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/DisplaySettingService.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/DisplaySettingService.php
index 572928a38d..104230411d 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/DisplaySettingService.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/DisplaySettingService.php
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class DisplaySettingService
         'css'                     => '000000',
         'start_page_query'        => '',
         'order_collection_by'     => self::ORDER_BY_ADMIN,
-        'start_page'              => 'QUERY',
+        'start_page'              => 'LAST_QUERY',
+        'last_jsonquery'          => '',
         'rollover_thumbnail'      => 'caption',
         'technical_display'       => '1',
         'doctype_display'         => '1',
diff --git a/templates/web/prod/index.html.twig b/templates/web/prod/index.html.twig
index 0097132945..6bb9bb39c2 100644
--- a/templates/web/prod/index.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/prod/index.html.twig
@@ -270,7 +270,12 @@
                         {% set startq = startq ~ "\",\"enabled\":true}]}}" %}
                         <div id="FIRST_QUERY_CONTAINER" class="start-query" style="display: none" data-format="json">{{ startq | raw }}</div>
                     {% elseif app['settings'].getUserSetting(app.getAuthenticatedUser(), 'start_page') == 'LAST_QUERY' %}
-                        <div id="FIRST_QUERY_CONTAINER" class="last-query" style="display: none" data-format="json">{{app['settings'].getUserSetting(app.getAuthenticatedUser(), 'last_jsonquery') | raw}}</div>
+                        {% set startq = app['settings'].getUserSetting(app.getAuthenticatedUser(), 'last_jsonquery') %}
+                        {% if startq is empty %}
+                            {% set startq = "{\"query\":{\"_ux_zone\":\"\",\"type\":\"CLAUSES\",\"must_match\":\"ALL\",\"enabled\":true,\"clauses\":[{\"_ux_zone\":\"FULLTEXT\",\"type\":\"FULLTEXT\",\"value\":\"" %}
+                            {% set startq = startq ~ "\",\"enabled\":true}]}}" %}
+                        {% endif %}
+                        <div id="FIRST_QUERY_CONTAINER" class="last-query" style="display: none" data-format="json">{{ startq | raw }}</div>
                     {% endif %}
                     <form id="searchForm" method="POST" action="{{ path('prod_query') }}" name="phrasea_query" class="phrasea_query">
                         <input id="SENT_query" name="qry" type="hidden" value="{{app['settings'].getUserSetting(app.getAuthenticatedUser(), 'start_page_query')}}">