diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.tsx b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
index 3adb29a23e..9bac90df16 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.tsx
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ export const SETTINGS: Settings = {
     },
     "layout": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,
-        default: Layout.Group,
+        default: Layout.Bubble,
     },
     "Images.size": {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_ACCOUNT_SETTINGS,