diff --git a/src/pages/VisProgPage/visualProgrammingUI/nodes/BasicBeliefNode.tsx b/src/pages/VisProgPage/visualProgrammingUI/nodes/BasicBeliefNode.tsx
index 57c4d87..183cfcb 100644
--- a/src/pages/VisProgPage/visualProgrammingUI/nodes/BasicBeliefNode.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/VisProgPage/visualProgrammingUI/nodes/BasicBeliefNode.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ export default function BasicBeliefNode(props: NodeProps<BasicBeliefNode>) {
       belief: {
         ...data.belief,
         type: newType,
+        value:
+          newType === "emotion"
+            ? emotionOptions[0] 
+            : data.belief.value,               
       },
     });
   }