diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx
index c8273bd985801..f97ac60187d22 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ const reportReducer = (
 ): Partial<ReportObject> | null => {
   const initialState = {
     name: 'Weekly Report',
+    crontab: '0 12 * * 1',
   };
 
   switch (action.type) {