diff --git a/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte b/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 445f3453..950cc110 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@
 
     // Apply sharding and instance type unconditionally
     selectedSharding = defaults.sharding;
-    selectedInstanceType = defaults.instanceType;
+    selectedInstanceType = defaults.instanceType === "MlxRing" ? "MlxRing" : "MlxJaccl";
 
     // Apply minNodes if valid (between 1 and maxNodes)
     if (