diff --git a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_date.html.erb b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_date.html.erb
index 4a69ee359..b43393beb 100644
--- a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_date.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_date.html.erb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         type="text" class="sci-input-field reminder-value"
         placeholder="<%= t('libraries.manange_modal_column.datetime_type.enter_amount') %>"
         data-max="<%= Constants::MAX_NUMBER_OF_REMINDER_WEEKS %>"
-        value="<%= column&.metadata['reminder_value'] %>"
+        value="<%= column&.metadata['reminder_value'] || Constants::REPOSITORY_DATETIME_REMINDER_PRESET %>"
       >
     </div>
     <%= select_tag "reminder-unit", options_for_select(
diff --git a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_datetime.html.erb b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_datetime.html.erb
index 9b08c7d2c..dde61fdd2 100644
--- a/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_datetime.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repository_columns/manage_column_partials/_datetime.html.erb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         type="text" class="sci-input-field reminder-value"
         placeholder="<%= t('libraries.manange_modal_column.datetime_type.enter_amount') %>"
         data-max="<%= Constants::MAX_NUMBER_OF_REMINDER_WEEKS %>"
-        value="<%= column&.metadata['reminder_value'] %>"
+        value="<%= column&.metadata['reminder_value'] || Constants::REPOSITORY_DATETIME_REMINDER_PRESET %>"
       >
     </div>
     <%= select_tag "reminder-unit", options_for_select(
diff --git a/config/initializers/constants.rb b/config/initializers/constants.rb
index c88760f87..12e878bd3 100644
--- a/config/initializers/constants.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/constants.rb
@@ -975,6 +975,8 @@ class Constants
   REPOSITORY_NUMBER_TYPE_DEFAULT_DECIMALS = 2
   REPOSITORY_NUMBER_TYPE_MAX_DECIMALS = 10
 
+  REPOSITORY_DATETIME_REMINDER_PRESET = 10
+
   # Repository default table state
   REPOSITORY_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE = {
     'time' => 0,