diff --git a/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts b/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
index 518dacdb8..705f63cc1 100644
--- a/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
+++ b/src/stores/useDataStore/index.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ const defaultData: Omit<
     top_node_count: '50',
     includeContent: 'true',
     node_type: [],
+    search_method: 'vector',
   },
   isFetching: false,
   isLoadingNew: false,