diff --git a/advlabdb/modelViews.py b/advlabdb/modelViews.py
index 74a334b..05eaf46 100644
--- a/advlabdb/modelViews.py
+++ b/advlabdb/modelViews.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class UserView(SecureModelView):
         def semesterQueryFactory():
             return Semester.query
 
+        def activeSemesterDefault():
+            return userActiveSemester()
+
         email = TextField("Email", validators=[DataRequired(), Email()])
         roles = QuerySelectMultipleField(
             "Roles",
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ class UserView(SecureModelView):
             query_factory=semesterQueryFactory,
             allow_blank=True,
             blank_text="-",
+            default=activeSemesterDefault,
         )
 
     class EditForm(CreateForm):
diff --git a/advlabdb/utils.py b/advlabdb/utils.py
index b70a787..969b7e4 100644
--- a/advlabdb/utils.py
+++ b/advlabdb/utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ def randomPassword():
 
 
 def userActiveSemester(flashWarning=False):
-    lastSemesterId = Semester.query.order_by(Semester.year.desc()).order_by(Semester.label.desc()).first().id
+    lastSemesterId = (
+        Semester.query.order_by(Semester.year.desc()).order_by(Semester.label.desc()).first().id
+    )  # "WS" > "SS"
     if current_user.active_semester_id is None:
         current_user.active_semester_id = lastSemesterId
         db.session.commit()