diff --git a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
index 633afd20e..ed67f2665 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Panes/SettingsPane/__snapshots__/SettingsPane.test.tsx.snap
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ exports[`Settings Pane should render Default properly 1`] = `
                 },
               ]
             }
-            selectedKey="vertical"
+            selectedKey="horizontal"
             styles={
               {
                 "flexContainer": [
diff --git a/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts b/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
index 952bcd9ac..1cea30145 100644
--- a/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
+++ b/src/Shared/StorageUtility.ts
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ export const getRUThreshold = (): number => {
 
 export const getDefaultQueryResultsView = (): SplitterDirection => {
   const defaultQueryResultsViewRaw = LocalStorageUtility.getEntryString(StorageKey.DefaultQueryResultsView);
-  if (defaultQueryResultsViewRaw === SplitterDirection.Horizontal) {
-    return SplitterDirection.Horizontal;
+  if (defaultQueryResultsViewRaw === SplitterDirection.Vertical) {
+    return SplitterDirection.Vertical;
   }
-  return SplitterDirection.Vertical;
+  return SplitterDirection.Horizontal;
 };
 
 export const DefaultRUThreshold = 5000;