diff --git a/src/components/ui/VnNotes.vue b/src/components/ui/VnNotes.vue
index a0621dc1d..b7e6ccbec 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/VnNotes.vue
+++ b/src/components/ui/VnNotes.vue
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ const quasar = useQuasar();
 const newNote = reactive({ text: null, observationTypeFk: null });
 const observationTypes = ref([]);
 const vnPaginateRef = ref();
+
+const defaultObservationType = computed(() => 
+    observationTypes.value.find(ot => ot.code === 'salesPerson')?.id
+);
+
 let originalText;
 
 function handleClick(e) {
@@ -111,14 +116,22 @@ function fetchData([data]) {
     originalText = data?.notes;
     emit('onFetch', data);
 }
+
+const handleObservationTypes = (data) => {
+    observationTypes.value = data;
+    if(defaultObservationType.value) {
+        newNote.observationTypeFk = defaultObservationType.value;
+    }
+};
+
 </script>
 <template>
     <FetchData
         v-if="selectType"
         url="ObservationTypes"
-        :filter="{ fields: ['id', 'description'] }"
+        :filter="{ fields: ['id', 'description', 'code'] }"
         auto-load
-        @on-fetch="(data) => (observationTypes = data)"
+        @on-fetch="handleObservationTypes"
     />
     <FetchData
         v-if="justInput"
@@ -190,7 +203,6 @@ function fetchData([data]) {
         :search-url="false"
         @on-fetch="
             newNote.text = '';
-            newNote.observationTypeFk = 4;
         "
     >
         <template #body="{ rows }">