diff --git a/website/Makefile b/website/Makefile
index f17908012..44c99ab0a 100644
--- a/website/Makefile
+++ b/website/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := website
 
 # Set the preview mode for the website shell to "developer" or "io"
-PREVIEW_MODE ?= io
+PREVIEW_MODE ?= developer
 REPO ?= packer
 
 # Enable setting alternate docker tool, e.g. 'make DOCKER_CMD=podman'
diff --git a/website/scripts/website-build.sh b/website/scripts/website-build.sh
index 30f8bf917..802cc8e29 100755
--- a/website/scripts/website-build.sh
+++ b/website/scripts/website-build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CLONE_DIR=website-preview
 # The product for which we are building the deploy preview
 PRODUCT=packer
 # Preview mode, controls the UI rendered (either the product site or developer). Can be `io` or `developer`
-PREVIEW_MODE=io
+PREVIEW_MODE=developer
 
 # Get the git branch of the commit that triggered the deploy preview
 # This will power remote image assets in local and deploy previews
diff --git a/website/scripts/website-start.sh b/website/scripts/website-start.sh
index d16070fdd..2e58c8b53 100755
--- a/website/scripts/website-start.sh
+++ b/website/scripts/website-start.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PREVIEW_DIR=website-preview
 # The product for which we are building the deploy preview
 PRODUCT=packer
 # Preview mode, controls the UI rendered (either the product site or developer). Can be `io` or `developer`
-PREVIEW_MODE=io
+PREVIEW_MODE=developer
 
 # Get the git branch of the commit that triggered the deploy preview
 # This will power remote image assets in local and deploy previews