diff --git a/formClass.inc b/formClass.inc
index af8dc920..e56bf252 100644
--- a/formClass.inc
+++ b/formClass.inc
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class formClass {
     $form['fedora_repository_pid'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('Default collection PID'),
-      '#default_value' => variable_get('fedora_repository_pid', 'islandora:top'),
+      '#default_value' => variable_get('fedora_repository_pid', 'islandora:root'),
       '#description' => t('The PID of the collection object to grab the list of items from'),
       '#required' => TRUE,
       '#weight' => -2