diff --git a/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go b/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go
index 4b32839..7a7ab31 100644
--- a/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go
+++ b/tui/internal/controllers/streaming.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
+	"esdi/config"
+	"esdi/providers"
 	"esdi/telemetry"
 	"esdi/tui/internal/services"
 	"esdi/tui/internal/views"
@@ -28,6 +30,13 @@ func NewStreamingCtrl(
 	serCDash *services.CDashService,
 	serTelem *services.TelemetryService,
 ) *StreamingCtrl {
+	// NOTE: looks sus
+	providerList := []providers.Provider{}
+	for _, item := range providers.Providers {
+		providerList = append(providerList, item)
+	}
+	streamView := views.NewStreamToolView(providerList, config.GetCfg().DefaultSim)
+
 	ctrl := &StreamingCtrl{
 		Controller: base,
 		Service:    serCDash,
@@ -35,7 +44,7 @@ func NewStreamingCtrl(
 		Messages:   make(chan string, 10),
 		Internal:   make(chan string, 10),
 		Run:        false,
-		StreamView: views.NewStreamToolView(),
+		StreamView: streamView,
 		isRunning:  false,
 	}
 
diff --git a/tui/internal/views/stream.go b/tui/internal/views/stream.go
index d3600e8..57cef2b 100644
--- a/tui/internal/views/stream.go
+++ b/tui/internal/views/stream.go
@@ -28,16 +28,23 @@ type StreamOptionsView struct {
 	UpdateBtn   *tview.Button
 }
 
-func NewStreamOptionsView() *StreamOptionsView {
+func NewStreamOptionsView(providerList []providers.Provider, defaultProvider string,
+) *StreamOptionsView {
 	sov := &StreamOptionsView{}
 
 	sov.Form = tview.NewForm()
 	sov.Form.SetTitle("Stream Options").SetBorder(true)
 
+	defaultIdx := 0
 	sov.SimDropdown = tview.NewDropDown().SetLabel("SIM").SetCurrentOption(0)
-	for _, prov := range providers.Providers {
+	for k, prov := range providerList {
 		sov.SimDropdown.AddOption(prov.Name, func() {})
+
+		if prov.Name == defaultProvider {
+			defaultIdx = k
+		}
 	}
+	sov.SimDropdown.SetCurrentOption(defaultIdx)
 	sov.Form.AddFormItem(sov.SimDropdown)
 
 	// Inject callback on the controller
@@ -93,8 +100,8 @@ type StreamToolView struct {
 	Visualizer *StreamVisualizerView
 }
 
-func NewStreamToolView() *StreamToolView {
-	optionsView := NewStreamOptionsView()
+func NewStreamToolView(providerList []providers.Provider, defaultProvider string) *StreamToolView {
+	optionsView := NewStreamOptionsView(providerList, defaultProvider)
 	visualizerView := NewStreamVisualizerView()
 	flex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn)
 	flex.SetTitle("Streaming Tool")