diff --git a/app/init.php b/app/init.php
index a6aff0b490..7f31739bd9 100644
--- a/app/init.php
+++ b/app/init.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const APP_DOMAIN = 'appwrite.io';
 const APP_EMAIL_TEAM = 'team@localhost.test'; // Default email address
 const APP_EMAIL_SECURITY = 'security@localhost.test'; // Default security email address
 const APP_USERAGENT = APP_NAME.'-Server v%s. Please report abuse at %s';
+const APP_MODE_DEFAULT = 'default';
 const APP_MODE_ADMIN = 'admin';
 const APP_PAGING_LIMIT = 12;
 const APP_CACHE_BUSTER = 140;
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ App::setResource('projectDB', function($register, $project) {
 
 App::setResource('mode', function($request) {
     /** @var Utopia\Swoole\Request $request */
-    return $request->getParam('mode', $request->getHeader('x-appwrite-mode', 'default'));
+    return $request->getParam('mode', $request->getHeader('x-appwrite-mode', APP_MODE_DEFAULT));
 }, ['request']);
 
 App::setResource('geodb', function($register) {