diff --git a/src/nanorc/cli.py b/src/nanorc/cli.py
index a798dbe..8ebb7a2 100644
--- a/src/nanorc/cli.py
+++ b/src/nanorc/cli.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def add_decorator(function):
             '--ignore-run-registry-insertion-error', type=bool, is_flag=True, default=False,
             help='Start the run, even if saving the configuration into the run registry fails')(f3)
         f5 = accept_timeout(None)(f4)
-        f6 = click.option('--run-type', type=click.Choice(['TEST', 'PROD']))(f5)
+        f6 = click.option('--run-type', type=click.Choice(['TEST', 'PROD']), default='TEST')(f5)
         return click.option('--message', type=str, default="")(f6)
      # sigh end
     return add_decorator