diff --git a/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/BrainTypeSelectionStep/BrainTypeSelectionStep.tsx b/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/BrainTypeSelectionStep/BrainTypeSelectionStep.tsx
index 48e7da18d..cf2caee92 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/BrainTypeSelectionStep/BrainTypeSelectionStep.tsx
+++ b/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/BrainTypeSelectionStep/BrainTypeSelectionStep.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { useBrainCreationContext } from "../../brainCreation-provider";
 import { useBrainCreationSteps } from "../../hooks/useBrainCreationSteps";
 
 export const BrainTypeSelectionStep = (): JSX.Element => {
-  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState<number>(-1);
   const [customBrainsCatalogueOpened, setCustomBrainsCatalogueOpened] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
   const [customBrains, setCustomBrains] = useState<IntegrationBrains[]>([]);
diff --git a/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/CreateBrainStep/CreateBrainStep.tsx b/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/CreateBrainStep/CreateBrainStep.tsx
index 04cd7b5c1..ef4af6889 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/CreateBrainStep/CreateBrainStep.tsx
+++ b/frontend/lib/components/AddBrainModal/components/CreateBrainStep/CreateBrainStep.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const CreateBrainStep = (): JSX.Element => {
           onClick={previous}
         />
         <QuivrButton
-          label="Create brain"
+          label="Create"
           color="primary"
           iconName="add"
           onClick={feed}