diff --git a/dash_app/app.py b/dash_app/app.py
index 6f815e9356ef9b456b375a168dee2434903ee26d..a29da9acc9cf848840fce2999ac3c0b5df294a02 100644
--- a/dash_app/app.py
+++ b/dash_app/app.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ app.layout = html.Div(children=[
                     html.H2(children='Term:'),
                 ]),
                 html.Div(className='col-9', children=[
-                    dcc.Input(id='base-word-input', value='', type='text', className='form-control form-control-lg'),
+                    dcc.Input(id='base-word-input', value='fruit', type='text', className='form-control form-control-lg'),
                 ]),
                 html.Div(className='col-2', children=[
                     html.Button(id='submit-word-button', n_clicks_timestamp=0, children='Submit Term', className='btn btn-success btn-lg')]),