diff --git a/app/itam/views/software_category.py b/app/itam/views/software_category.py
index 6c416f4e..895447c0 100644
--- a/app/itam/views/software_category.py
+++ b/app/itam/views/software_category.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ from access.mixin import OrganizationPermission
 
 from ..models.software import Software, SoftwareCategory
 
+from settings.models.user_settings import UserSettings
+
+
 
 class IndexView(PermissionRequiredMixin, OrganizationPermission, generic.ListView):
     model = Software
@@ -68,6 +71,13 @@ class Add(PermissionRequiredMixin, OrganizationPermission, generic.CreateView):
     ]
 
 
+    def get_initial(self):
+
+        return {
+            'organization': UserSettings.objects.get(user = self.request.user).default_organization
+        }
+
+
     def get_success_url(self, **kwargs):
 
         return f"/settings/software_category"