diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.test.ts
index 81fa388c38..9ce718d4ad 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/url.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = {
   'Should load using URL compiler params': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
     browser
     .assert.containsText('#versionSelector option[selected="selected"]', '0.7.4+commit.3f05b770')
-    // .assert.containsText('#evmVersionSelector option[selected="selected"]', 'istanbul')
+    .assert.containsText('#evmVersionSelector option[selected="selected"]', 'istanbul')
     .verify.elementPresent('[id="optimize"]:checked')
   },
 
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ module.exports = {
     .pause(5000)
     .assert.containsText('#versionSelector option[selected="selected"]', 'custom')
     // default values
-    .verify.elementPresent('[id="optimize"]:checked')
-    // .assert.containsText('#evmVersionSelector option[selected="selected"]', 'compiler default')
+    // .verify.elementPresent('[id="optimize"]:checked')
+    .assert.containsText('#evmVersionSelector option[selected="selected"]', 'default')
 
   },
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compileTab/compilerContainer.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compileTab/compilerContainer.js
index 7be41bc1c7..43baa9e8e9 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compileTab/compilerContainer.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/compileTab/compilerContainer.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class CompilerContainer {
 
     this._view.evmVersionSelector = yo`
       <select onchange="${this.onchangeEvmVersion.bind(this)}" class="custom-select" id="evmVersionSelector">
-        <option value="default">compiler default</option>
+        <option value="default" selected="selected">compiler default</option>
         <option>istanbul</option>
         <option>petersburg</option>
         <option>constantinople</option>
@@ -230,11 +230,8 @@ class CompilerContainer {
       </select>`
     if (this.compileTabLogic.evmVersion) {
       const s = this._view.evmVersionSelector
-      console.log('s=====>', s)
       let i
       for (i = 0; i < s.options.length; i++) {
-        console.log('options value', s.options[i].value)
-        console.log('this.compileTabLogic.evmVersion', this.compileTabLogic.evmVersion)
         if (s.options[i].value === this.compileTabLogic.evmVersion) {
           break
         }