diff --git a/platform/features/conductor-v2/res/templates/time-conductor.html b/platform/features/conductor-v2/res/templates/time-conductor.html
index b8d63e545f..a27c3695b2 100644
--- a/platform/features/conductor-v2/res/templates/time-conductor.html
+++ b/platform/features/conductor-v2/res/templates/time-conductor.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 </style>
 <!-- Parent holder for time conductor. follow-mode | fixed-mode -->
 <div ng-controller="TimeConductorController as tcController"
-     class="l-flex-col" ng-class="{'follow-mode': followMode}">
+     class="l-flex-col {{modeModel.selected}}-mode">
     <!-- Holds date selectors and ticks -->
     <div class="l-conductor-dates">
         <form class="l-time-range-inputs-holder l-flex-row flex-elem"
diff --git a/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js b/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js
index 3211e0733a..6e6dadeeb9 100644
--- a/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js
+++ b/platform/features/conductor-v2/src/TimeConductorController.js
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ define(
             var now = Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000) * 1000;
             //Set the time conductor to some default
             this.conductor.bounds({start: now - SIX_HOURS, end: now});
+            this.$scope.modeModel.selected = 'fixed';
+            this.conductor.follow(false);
         };
 
         TimeConductorController.prototype.validateStart = function (start) {