diff --git a/src/client/reducers/eventsFacets.js b/src/client/reducers/eventsFacets.js
index a6758aec214ab3e1227e71124caf178d40ce669e..bade51109e9d23e113941dee1c4d14ea1b0a8292 100644
--- a/src/client/reducers/eventsFacets.js
+++ b/src/client/reducers/eventsFacets.js
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ export const INITIAL_STATE = {
       containerClass: 'ten',
       filterType: 'uriFilter',
       uriFilter: null,
-      spatialFilter: null
+      spatialFilter: null,
+      type: 'hierarchical'
     },
   }
 };