diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html
index 45a825b50..ddddcb687 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.html
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@
         category: 'storage',
         defaults: {
             name: {value:""},
-            filename: {value:""},
-            filenameType: {value:""},
+            filename: {value:"filename"},
+            filenameType: {value:"msg"},
             appendNewline: {value:true},
             createDir: {value:false},
             overwriteFile: {value:"false"},
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
                 label: node._("file.encoding.setbymsg")
             }).text(label).appendTo(encSel);
             $("#node-input-filename").typedInput({
-                default: "str",
+                default: "msg",
                 types:[{ value: "str", label:"", icon:"red/images/typedInput/az.svg"}, "msg", "jsonata", "env"],
                 typeField: $("#node-input-filenameType")
             });
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@
         category: 'storage',
         defaults: {
             name: {value:""},
-            filename: {value:""},
-            filenameType: {value:""},
+            filename: {value:"filename"},
+            filenameType: {value:"msg"},
             format: {value:"utf8"},
             chunk: {value:false},
             sendError: {value: false},
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
                 label: label
             }).text(label).appendTo(encSel);
             $("#node-input-filename").typedInput({
-                default: "str",
+                default: "msg",
                 types:[{ value: "str", label:"", icon:"red/images/typedInput/az.svg"}, "msg", "jsonata", "env"],
                 typeField: $("#node-input-filenameType")
             });