diff --git a/asterixdb-jdbc/asterix-jdbc-taco/src/main/taco/plugins/asterixdb_jdbc/connection-fields.xml b/asterixdb-jdbc/asterix-jdbc-taco/src/main/taco/plugins/asterixdb_jdbc/connection-fields.xml
index c7e9a06..dde677d 100644
--- a/asterixdb-jdbc/asterix-jdbc-taco/src/main/taco/plugins/asterixdb_jdbc/connection-fields.xml
+++ b/asterixdb-jdbc/asterix-jdbc-taco/src/main/taco/plugins/asterixdb_jdbc/connection-fields.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  !-->
 <connection-fields>
 
-  <field name="server" label="Server" category="endpoint" value-type="string">
+  <field name="server" label="Server" category="endpoint" value-type="string" default-value="localhost">
     <validation-rule reg-exp="^[^/]+$"/>
   </field>