diff --git a/src/client/scripts/esm/components/header/preferences.js b/src/client/scripts/esm/components/header/preferences.js
index 47ff35d42..edcd096bf 100644
--- a/src/client/scripts/esm/components/header/preferences.js
+++ b/src/client/scripts/esm/components/header/preferences.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import docutil from "../../util/docutil.js";
 let preferences; // { theme, legal_moves }
 
 // The legal moves shape preference
-const default_legal_moves = 'dots';
+const default_legal_moves = 'squares'; // dots/squares
 const default_perspective_sensitivity = 100;
 const default_perspective_fov = 90;