diff --git a/src/lib/config.ts b/src/lib/config.ts
index dc9bc819..22bdd4f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ export class default_config {
              * Initially position and navigate from the active tab for physical
              * ordering, or first tab for MRU. "active" and "top" force either.
              */
-            initialposition: "auto" as "auto" | "active" | "top",
+            initialposition: "top" as "auto" | "active" | "top",
             /**
              * Whether to use unicode symbols to display tab statuses
              */