diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-search-logs-term.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-search-logs-term.js.es6
index 98d061e0607..92045416561 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-search-logs-term.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin-search-logs-term.js.es6
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export default Ember.Controller.extend({
   loading: false,
   term: null,
-  period: "yearly",
+  period: "quarterly",
   searchType: "all",
 
   searchTypeOptions: [
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/search_logs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/search_logs_controller.rb
index 515839b1b50..4008ba85a7a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/search_logs_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/search_logs_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Admin::SearchLogsController < Admin::AdminController
     params.require(:term)
 
     term = params[:term]
-    period = params[:period] || "yearly"
+    period = params[:period] || "quarterly"
     search_type = params[:search_type] || "all"
 
     details = SearchLog.term_details(term, period&.to_sym, search_type&.to_sym)