diff --git a/website/src/pages/api/leaderboard.ts b/website/src/pages/api/leaderboard.ts
index 10a9a3a7..592f3da5 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/api/leaderboard.ts
+++ b/website/src/pages/api/leaderboard.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { LeaderboardTimeFrame } from "src/types/Leaderboard";
  * Returns the set of valid labels that can be applied to messages.
  */
 const handler = withoutRole("banned", async (req, res) => {
-  const time_frame = req.query.time_frame as LeaderboardTimeFrame;
+  const time_frame = (req.query.time_frame as LeaderboardTimeFrame) || LeaderboardTimeFrame.day;
   const { leaderboard } = await oasstApiClient.fetch_leaderboard(time_frame);
   res.status(200).json(leaderboard);
 });