diff --git a/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js b/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
index 015068ec68..cec6f5774d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { StripeProvider, Elements } from 'react-stripe-elements';
 import {
   amountsConfig,
   durationsConfig,
+  defaultAmount,
   defaultStateConfig
 } from '../../../../../config/donation-settings';
 import { apiLocation } from '../../../../config/env.json';
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class DonateForm extends Component {
   getActiveDonationAmount(durationSelected, amountSelected) {
     return this.amounts[durationSelected].includes(amountSelected)
       ? amountSelected
-      : this.amounts[durationSelected][0];
+      : defaultAmount[durationSelected] || this.amounts[durationSelected][0];
   }
 
   convertToTimeContributed(amount, duration) {
diff --git a/config/donation-settings.js b/config/donation-settings.js
index 245c6a8237..6d5f860b7c 100644
--- a/config/donation-settings.js
+++ b/config/donation-settings.js
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@ const amountsConfig = {
   month: [5000, 3500, 500],
   onetime: [100000, 25000, 3500]
 };
+const defaultAmount = {
+  year: 25000,
+  month: 3500,
+  onetime: 25000
+};
 const defaultStateConfig = {
-  donationAmount: 5000,
+  donationAmount: defaultAmount['month'],
   donationDuration: 'month',
   paymentType: 'Card'
 };
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ const donationSubscriptionConfig = {
 module.exports = {
   durationsConfig,
   amountsConfig,
+  defaultAmount,
   defaultStateConfig,
   durationKeysConfig,
   donationOneTimeConfig,