diff --git a/src/admin/admin.vue b/src/admin/admin.vue
index fd90f3290..ca8034f6a 100644
--- a/src/admin/admin.vue
+++ b/src/admin/admin.vue
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
         position: absolute;
         z-index: 99;
         top: 192px;
+        left: 0px;
         max-width: 25px;
         height: 20px;
         width: 25px;
diff --git a/src/admin/js/utilities.js b/src/admin/js/utilities.js
index 9ee16793b..819ec1f4a 100644
--- a/src/admin/js/utilities.js
+++ b/src/admin/js/utilities.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ UserPrefsPlugin.install = function (Vue, options = {}) {
                 slug: 'creation_date',
                 name: 'Creation Date'
             },
-            'view_mode': 'table',
+            'view_mode': 'cards',
             'admin_view_mode': 'table',
             'fetch_only': {
                 0: 'thumbnail',
diff --git a/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue b/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue
index 83e46d219..5adc6569e 100644
--- a/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue
+++ b/src/admin/pages/lists/items-page.vue
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@
             } else {
                 let prefsAdminViewMode = !this.isRepositoryLevel ? 'admin_view_mode_' + this.collectionId : 'admin_view_mode';
                 if (this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode) == undefined)
-                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('table');
+                    this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode('cards');
                 else 
                     this.$eventBusSearch.setInitialAdminViewMode(this.$userPrefs.get(prefsAdminViewMode));
             }
diff --git a/src/admin/scss/tainacan-admin.scss b/src/admin/scss/tainacan-admin.scss
index 6ab79d441..10197bb33 100644
--- a/src/admin/scss/tainacan-admin.scss
+++ b/src/admin/scss/tainacan-admin.scss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ html {
 }
 
 #tainacan-admin-app {
-    background: #ffffffff;
+    background: #ffffff;
     position: fixed;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;