diff --git a/assets/settings/initial_tasks.json b/assets/settings/initial_tasks.json
index 0d6f447132..bb6c9c04ae 100644
--- a/assets/settings/initial_tasks.json
+++ b/assets/settings/initial_tasks.json
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
     "show_command": true,
     // Which edited buffers to save before running the task:
     // * `all` — save all edited buffers
-    // * `current` — save current buffer only
+    // * `current` — save currently active buffer only
     // * `none` — don't save any buffers
-    "save": "all",
+    "save": "none",
     // Represents the tags for inline runnable indicators, or spawning multiple tasks at once.
     // "tags": []
   },
diff --git a/crates/task/src/task_template.rs b/crates/task/src/task_template.rs
index 2f74d84e50..25fde261f1 100644
--- a/crates/task/src/task_template.rs
+++ b/crates/task/src/task_template.rs
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ pub enum HideStrategy {
 #[derive(Default, Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum SaveStrategy {
-    #[default]
     /// Save all edited buffers.
     All,
     /// Save the current buffer.
     Current,
+    #[default]
     /// Don't save any buffers.
     None,
 }
diff --git a/docs/src/tasks.md b/docs/src/tasks.md
index b4c9ba8a2a..3bbef85e97 100644
--- a/docs/src/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/src/tasks.md
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ Zed supports ways to spawn (and rerun) commands using its integrated [terminal](
     "show_command": true,
     // Which edited buffers to save before running the task:
     // * `all` — save all edited buffers
-    // * `current` — save current buffer only
+    // * `current` — save currently active buffer only
     // * `none` — don't save any buffers
-    "save": "all"
+    "save": "none"
     // Represents the tags for inline runnable indicators, or spawning multiple tasks at once.
     // "tags": []
   }