diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.Client/Components/Sender/CreateEnvelopeWizardPopup.razor b/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.Client/Components/Sender/CreateEnvelopeWizardPopup.razor
index 95d21600..34116e39 100644
--- a/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.Client/Components/Sender/CreateEnvelopeWizardPopup.razor
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.Server/EnvelopeGenerator.Server.Client/Components/Sender/CreateEnvelopeWizardPopup.razor
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
                         <select value="@(_selectedEnvelopeTypeId?.ToString() ?? string.Empty)"
                                 @onchange="OnEnvelopeTypeChanged"
                                 class="sender-create-wizard__select">
-                            <option value="">@L("SenderEditor_SelectTemplate", "Vorlage auswählen")</option>
                             @foreach (var type in EnvelopeTypes)
                             {
                                 <option value="@type.Id">@type.Title</option>
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@
         _validationMessage = null;
 
         _title = string.Empty;
-        _selectedEnvelopeTypeId = EnvelopeTypes.Count > 0 ? EnvelopeTypes[0].Id : null;
+        _selectedEnvelopeTypeId = GetDefaultEnvelopeTypeId();
         _message = string.Empty;
         _language = "de-DE";
 
@@ -647,6 +646,18 @@
         _documentSizeText = string.Empty;
     }
 
+    private int? GetDefaultEnvelopeTypeId()
+    {
+        if (EnvelopeTypes.Count == 0)
+            return null;
+
+        var handwrittenType = EnvelopeTypes.FirstOrDefault(x =>
+            !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.Title)
+            && x.Title.Contains("Handschriftliche Unterschrift", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+        return handwrittenType?.Id ?? EnvelopeTypes[0].Id;
+    }
+
     private string L(string key, string fallback)
     {
         var modelValue = ModelLocalizer[key];