diff --git a/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ollama-onboarding.tsx b/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ollama-onboarding.tsx
index 0803c438..4103e51c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ollama-onboarding.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ollama-onboarding.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function OllamaOnboarding({
   sampleDataset: boolean;
   setSampleDataset: (dataset: boolean) => void;
 }) {
-  const [endpoint, setEndpoint] = useState("");
+  const [endpoint, setEndpoint] = useState("http://localhost:11434");
   const debouncedEndpoint = useDebouncedValue(endpoint, 500);
 
   // Fetch models from API when endpoint is provided (debounced)