diff --git a/app/components/exporter.tsx b/app/components/exporter.tsx
index 4ca6427a7..5b624fc85 100644
--- a/app/components/exporter.tsx
+++ b/app/components/exporter.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export function MessageExporter() {
   type ExportFormat = (typeof formats)[number];
 
   const [exportConfig, setExportConfig] = useState({
-    format: "image" as ExportFormat,
+    format: "text" as ExportFormat,
     includeContext: true,
   });