diff --git a/frontend/components/SubmitAnalysis.vue b/frontend/components/SubmitAnalysis.vue
index 340732b9c60bf4f4b4cb26f5d7834d6168a3007e..b284b9490a58e590fa634aed01abc8338beb7c80 100644
--- a/frontend/components/SubmitAnalysis.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/SubmitAnalysis.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useField, useForm } from 'vee-validate'
 import { useCsrfToken } from "@/composables/useCsrfToken"
 
 const uppyComponentRef = ref(null)
-const tab = ref<"local" | "paste">("local")
+const tab = ref<"local" | "paste">("null")
 const maxSequenceLength = ref(10000)
 const { csrfToken } = await useCsrfToken()
 const { handleSubmit } = useForm({