diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/HashCheckForm.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/HashCheckForm.cs
index c2c6bd24f..9ac73ec10 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/HashCheckForm.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Forms/HashCheckForm.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public HashCheckForm()
 
             UpdateCompareControls();
             cbHashType.Items.AddRange(Helpers.GetEnumDescriptions<HashType>());
-            cbHashType.SelectedIndex = (int)HashType.SHA1;
+            cbHashType.SelectedIndex = (int)HashType.SHA256;
 
             hashCheck = new HashCheck();
             hashCheck.FileCheckProgressChanged += fileCheck_FileCheckProgressChanged;