diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java
index ac6b1977d9c..f8e7f96993c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.model.strings.StringUtil;
 import org.jabref.preferences.ExternalApplicationsPreferences;
-import org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences;
 import org.jabref.preferences.PreferencesService;
 import org.jabref.preferences.PushToApplicationPreferences;
 
@@ -229,9 +228,7 @@ public StringProperty customFileBrowserCommandProperty() {
         return this.customFileBrowserCommandProperty;
     }
 
-    // Reset Cite Command
-
     public void resetCiteCommandToDefault() {
-        this.citeCommandProperty.setValue(preferences.getDefaults().get(JabRefPreferences.CITE_COMMAND).toString());
+        this.citeCommandProperty.setValue(preferences.getExternalApplicationsPreferences().getDefaultCiteCommand());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java
index 2b64ebbe884..45670b68a28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ public class ExternalApplicationsPreferences {
     private final BooleanProperty shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder;
     private final StringProperty citeCommand;
 
+    private final StringProperty defaultCiteCommand;
+
     private final BooleanProperty useCustomTerminal;
     private final StringProperty customTerminalCommand;
     private final BooleanProperty useCustomFileBrowser;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ public class ExternalApplicationsPreferences {
     public ExternalApplicationsPreferences(String eMailSubject,
                                            boolean shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder,
                                            String citeCommand,
+                                           String defaultCiteCommand,
                                            boolean useCustomTerminal,
                                            String customTerminalCommand,
                                            boolean useCustomFileBrowser,
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ public ExternalApplicationsPreferences(String eMailSubject,
         this.eMailSubject = new SimpleStringProperty(eMailSubject);
         this.shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder = new SimpleBooleanProperty(shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder);
         this.citeCommand = new SimpleStringProperty(citeCommand);
+        this.defaultCiteCommand = new SimpleStringProperty(defaultCiteCommand);
         this.useCustomTerminal = new SimpleBooleanProperty(useCustomTerminal);
         this.customTerminalCommand = new SimpleStringProperty(customTerminalCommand);
         this.useCustomFileBrowser = new SimpleBooleanProperty(useCustomFileBrowser);
@@ -131,4 +135,8 @@ public StringProperty kindleEmailProperty() {
     public void setKindleEmail(String kindleEmail) {
         this.kindleEmail.set(kindleEmail);
     }
+
+    public String getDefaultCiteCommand() {
+        return defaultCiteCommand.getValue();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
index 64eb1845322..d3ec6d79e99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
@@ -1791,6 +1791,7 @@ public ExternalApplicationsPreferences getExternalApplicationsPreferences() {
                 get(EMAIL_SUBJECT),
                 getBoolean(OPEN_FOLDERS_OF_ATTACHED_FILES),
                 get(CITE_COMMAND),
+                (String) defaults.get(CITE_COMMAND),
                 !getBoolean(USE_DEFAULT_CONSOLE_APPLICATION), // mind the !
                 get(CONSOLE_COMMAND),
                 !getBoolean(USE_DEFAULT_FILE_BROWSER_APPLICATION), // mind the !