diff --git a/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx b/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx
index ffeecde2..e91790bc 100644
--- a/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx
+++ b/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/components/TimelineControls.tsx
@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ const TimelineControls = ({
                                 <div className="tooltip-chapter-editor">
                                     <textarea
                                         className="tooltip-chapter-input"
-                                        placeholder="Chapter Title"
+                                        placeholder="Add Chapter Text"
                                         value={editingChapterTitle}
                                         onChange={(e) => handleChapterTitleChange(e.target.value)}
                                         onBlur={performAutoSave}
diff --git a/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/hooks/useVideoChapters.tsx b/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/hooks/useVideoChapters.tsx
index 2ef3657c..69c0203b 100644
--- a/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/hooks/useVideoChapters.tsx
+++ b/frontend-tools/chapters-editor/client/src/hooks/useVideoChapters.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const useVideoChapters = () => {
 
                     const initialSegment: Segment = {
                         id: 1,
-                        chapterTitle: 'segment',
+                        chapterTitle: '',
                         startTime: 0,
                         endTime: video.duration,
                     };