diff --git a/route/new.js b/route/new.js
index 6176e64..50ce072 100644
--- a/route/new.js
+++ b/route/new.js
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ module.exports = route;
 function route (app) {
 
 	app.express.get('/new', function (req, res) {
+		var standards = getStandards().map(function (standard) {
+			if (standard.title === 'WCAG2AA') {
+				standard.selected = true;
+			}
+			return standard;
+		});
 		res.render('new', {
-			standards: getStandards()
+			standards: standards
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/view/new.html b/view/new.html
index 86c1704..5d1a2ff 100644
--- a/view/new.html
+++ b/view/new.html
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 			<div class="col-md-4">
 				<label class="control-label" for="new-task-standard">Standard</label>
 				<select data-role="new-task-select" class="form-control" id="new-task-standard" name="standard">
-					<option value="">Select a standard</option>
 					{{#standards}}
 						<option {{#selected}}selected{{/selected}}>{{title}}</option>
 					{{/standards}}