diff --git a/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/__tests__/decimalToAeronautical-test.js b/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/__tests__/decimalToAeronautical-test.js
index 1696e4b1ff..da70207977 100644
--- a/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/__tests__/decimalToAeronautical-test.js
+++ b/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/__tests__/decimalToAeronautical-test.js
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@ describe("test the Annotations enahncers", () => {
         document.body.innerHTML = '';
         setTimeout(done);
     });
+    it('rendering default values', () => {
+        const Sink = decimalToAeronautical(createSink(props => {
+            expect(props).toExist();
+            // east is default in aeronautical format
+            if (props.coordinate === "lon") {
+                expect(props.direction).toBe('E');
+            } else {
+                expect(props.direction).toBe('N');
+            }
+
+
+        }));
+        // lat
+        ReactDOM.render((<Sink
+            />), document.getElementById("container"));
+        ReactDOM.render((<Sink
+            value={0}
+            />), document.getElementById("container"));
+        // lon
+        ReactDOM.render((<Sink
+            coordinate="lon"
+            />), document.getElementById("container"));
+        ReactDOM.render((<Sink
+            value={0}
+            coordinate="lon"
+            />), document.getElementById("container"));
+    });
     it('decimalToAeronautical conversion', (done) => {
         const Sink = decimalToAeronautical(createSink( props => {
             expect(props).toExist();
diff --git a/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/decimalToAeronautical.js b/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/decimalToAeronautical.js
index d86eedd5f8..aac134010f 100644
--- a/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/decimalToAeronautical.js
+++ b/web/client/components/misc/coordinateeditors/enhancers/decimalToAeronautical.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const convertDDToDMS = (D, lng, {seconds} = {seconds: {decimals: 4}}) => {
             degrees: "",
             minutes: "",
             seconds: "",
-            direction: lng ? 'W' : 'N' // let's chose some default direction if coord is 0
+            direction: lng ? 'E' : 'N' // let's chose some default direction if coord is 0
         };
     }
     let values = {