diff --git a/src/global.F90 b/src/global.F90
index c27f34f9e8..515b774bf9 100644
--- a/src/global.F90
+++ b/src/global.F90
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ module global
   logical :: cmfd_tally_on       = .true. 
 
   ! CMFD display info
-  character(len=25) :: cmfd_display
+  character(len=25) :: cmfd_display = 'balance'
 
   ! Information about state points to be written
   integer :: n_state_points = 0