diff --git a/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/wysiwyg.json b/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/wysiwyg.json
index d3a6f11c8b..0076fbca9a 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/wysiwyg.json
+++ b/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/wysiwyg.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "default",
-            "type": "text"
+            "type": "wysiwyg"
         },
         {
             "name": "height",