diff --git a/.config/emacs/init.el b/.config/emacs/init.el
index 028f65e..11641d9 100644
--- a/.config/emacs/init.el
+++ b/.config/emacs/init.el
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
   :custom
   ; keep-sorted start
   (gptel-backend (gptel-get-backend "Claude"))
+  (gptel-default-mode 'org-mode)
   (gptel-model 'claude-3-5-haiku-20241022)
   ; keep-sorted end
   :preface