diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/label_template/components/label_preview.vue b/app/javascript/vue/label_template/components/label_preview.vue
index b8309986d..5dc55ceec 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/label_template/components/label_preview.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/label_template/components/label_preview.vue
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     methods: {
       setDefaults() {
         !this.unit && (this.unit = 'in');
-        !this.density && (this.density = 8);
+        !this.density && (this.density = 12);
         !this.width && (this.width = this.unit === 'in' ? 2 : 50.8);
         !this.height && (this.height = this.unit === 'in' ? 1 : 25.4);
       },
diff --git a/app/models/fluics_label_template.rb b/app/models/fluics_label_template.rb
index 4cab626c6..c576cc53d 100644
--- a/app/models/fluics_label_template.rb
+++ b/app/models/fluics_label_template.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class FluicsLabelTemplate < LabelTemplate
       height_mm: 12.7,
       content: Extends::DEFAULT_LABEL_TEMPLATE[:zpl],
       unit: 0,
-      density: 8
+      density: 12
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/zebra_label_template.rb b/app/models/zebra_label_template.rb
index a82499acd..a3174b05a 100644
--- a/app/models/zebra_label_template.rb
+++ b/app/models/zebra_label_template.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ZebraLabelTemplate < LabelTemplate
       height_mm: 12.7,
       content: Extends::DEFAULT_LABEL_TEMPLATE[:zpl],
       unit: 0,
-      density: 8
+      density: 12
     )
   end
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20221007113010_add_label_template_units.rb b/db/migrate/20221007113010_add_label_template_units.rb
index 17950f3a9..e6c8dac45 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20221007113010_add_label_template_units.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20221007113010_add_label_template_units.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class AddLabelTemplateUnits < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.1]
   def up
     change_table :label_templates, bulk: true do |t|
       t.integer :unit, default: 0
-      t.integer :density, default: 8
+      t.integer :density, default: 12
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index 5fb7f294f..6f1eec5da 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ CREATE TABLE public.label_templates (
     height_mm double precision,
     height_mm double precision,
     unit integer DEFAULT 0,
-    density integer DEFAULT 8
+    density integer DEFAULT 12
 );