diff --git a/site/src/components/WorkspaceScheduleForm/WorkspaceScheduleForm.tsx b/site/src/components/WorkspaceScheduleForm/WorkspaceScheduleForm.tsx
index e4bafbecd1546..20a86b58e8718 100644
--- a/site/src/components/WorkspaceScheduleForm/WorkspaceScheduleForm.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/WorkspaceScheduleForm/WorkspaceScheduleForm.tsx
@@ -151,21 +151,28 @@ export const validationSchema = Yup.object({
     .max(24 * 7 /* 7 days */),
 })
 
+export const defaultWorkspaceScheduleTTL = 8
+
+export const defaultWorkspaceSchedule = (
+  ttl = defaultWorkspaceScheduleTTL,
+  timezone = dayjs.tz.guess(),
+): WorkspaceScheduleFormValues => ({
+  sunday: false,
+  monday: true,
+  tuesday: true,
+  wednesday: true,
+  thursday: true,
+  friday: true,
+  saturday: false,
+
+  startTime: "09:30",
+  timezone,
+  ttl,
+})
+
 export const WorkspaceScheduleForm: FC<WorkspaceScheduleFormProps> = ({
   fieldErrors,
-  initialValues = {
-    sunday: false,
-    monday: true,
-    tuesday: true,
-    wednesday: true,
-    thursday: true,
-    friday: true,
-    saturday: false,
-
-    startTime: "09:30",
-    timezone: "",
-    ttl: 5,
-  },
+  initialValues = defaultWorkspaceSchedule(),
   isLoading,
   onCancel,
   onSubmit,
diff --git a/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.test.tsx b/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.test.tsx
index 5f9fee03d1853..6d2ad5091d5e4 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.test.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.test.tsx
@@ -162,15 +162,15 @@ describe("WorkspaceSchedulePage", () => {
         },
         {
           sunday: false,
-          monday: false,
-          tuesday: false,
-          wednesday: false,
-          thursday: false,
-          friday: false,
+          monday: true,
+          tuesday: true,
+          wednesday: true,
+          thursday: true,
+          friday: true,
           saturday: false,
-          startTime: "",
+          startTime: "09:30",
           timezone: "",
-          ttl: 0,
+          ttl: 8,
         },
       ],
 
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ describe("WorkspaceSchedulePage", () => {
         },
         {
           sunday: false,
-          monday: false,
-          tuesday: false,
-          wednesday: false,
-          thursday: false,
-          friday: false,
+          monday: true,
+          tuesday: true,
+          wednesday: true,
+          thursday: true,
+          friday: true,
           saturday: false,
-          startTime: "",
+          startTime: "09:30",
           timezone: "",
           ttl: 2,
         },
diff --git a/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.tsx b/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.tsx
index 00af835a415a8..dbed18ea91927 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/WorkspaceSchedulePage/WorkspaceSchedulePage.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import * as TypesGen from "../../api/typesGenerated"
 import { ErrorSummary } from "../../components/ErrorSummary/ErrorSummary"
 import { FullScreenLoader } from "../../components/Loader/FullScreenLoader"
 import {
+  defaultWorkspaceSchedule,
+  defaultWorkspaceScheduleTTL,
   WorkspaceScheduleForm,
   WorkspaceScheduleFormValues,
 } from "../../components/WorkspaceScheduleForm/WorkspaceScheduleForm"
@@ -97,21 +99,10 @@ export const workspaceToInitialValues = (
   defaultTimeZone = "",
 ): WorkspaceScheduleFormValues => {
   const schedule = workspace.autostart_schedule
-  const ttlHours = workspace.ttl_ms ? Math.round(workspace.ttl_ms / (1000 * 60 * 60)) : 0
+  const ttlHours = workspace.ttl_ms ? Math.round(workspace.ttl_ms / (1000 * 60 * 60)) : defaultWorkspaceScheduleTTL
 
   if (!schedule) {
-    return {
-      sunday: false,
-      monday: false,
-      tuesday: false,
-      wednesday: false,
-      thursday: false,
-      friday: false,
-      saturday: false,
-      startTime: "",
-      timezone: defaultTimeZone,
-      ttl: ttlHours,
-    }
+    return defaultWorkspaceSchedule(ttlHours, defaultTimeZone)
   }
 
   const timezone = extractTimezone(schedule, defaultTimeZone)