diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/page.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/page.tsx
index 002c5f4c8..06255e0ff 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/boards/[name]/settings/page.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export default async function BoardSettingsPage({ params, searchParams }: Props)
                 <BoardAccessSettings board={board} initialPermissions={permissions} />
               </AccordionItemFor>
               <AccordionItemFor value="dangerZone" icon={IconAlertTriangle} danger noPadding>
-                <DangerZoneSettingsContent hideVisibility={boardSettings.defaultBoardId === board.id} />
+                <DangerZoneSettingsContent hideVisibility={boardSettings.homeBoardId === board.id} />
               </AccordionItemFor>
             </>
           )}
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/settings/_components/board-settings-form.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/settings/_components/board-settings-form.tsx
index d91d94196..8890cbce0 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/settings/_components/board-settings-form.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/settings/_components/board-settings-form.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export const BoardSettingsForm = ({ defaultValues }: { defaultValues: ServerSett
       {(form) => (
         <>
           <SelectWithCustomItems
-            label={tBoard("defaultBoard.label")}
-            description={tBoard("defaultBoard.description")}
+            label={tBoard("homeBoard.label")}
+            description={tBoard("homeBoard.description")}
             data={selectableBoards.map((board) => ({
               value: board.id,
               label: board.name,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const BoardSettingsForm = ({ defaultValues }: { defaultValues: ServerSett
                 </Text>
               </Group>
             )}
-            {...form.getInputProps("defaultBoardId")}
+            {...form.getInputProps("homeBoardId")}
           />
         </>
       )}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
index 7ab693bde..accbf7aa3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       await throwIfActionForbiddenAsync(ctx, eq(boards.id, input.id), "full");
       const boardSettings = await getServerSettingByKeyAsync(ctx.db, "board");
 
-      if (input.visibility !== "public" && boardSettings.defaultBoardId === input.id) {
+      if (input.visibility !== "public" && boardSettings.homeBoardId === input.id) {
         throw new TRPCError({
           code: "BAD_REQUEST",
-          message: "Cannot make default board private",
+          message: "Cannot make home board private",
         });
       }
 
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ export const boardRouter = createTRPCRouter({
         })
       : null;
 
-    // 1. user home board, 2. default board, 3. not found
+    // 1. user home board, 2. home board, 3. not found
     let boardWhere: SQL<unknown> | null = null;
     if (user?.homeBoardId) {
       boardWhere = eq(boards.id, user.homeBoardId);
     } else {
       const boardSettings = await getServerSettingByKeyAsync(ctx.db, "board");
-      boardWhere = boardSettings.defaultBoardId ? eq(boards.id, boardSettings.defaultBoardId) : null;
+      boardWhere = boardSettings.homeBoardId ? eq(boards.id, boardSettings.homeBoardId) : null;
     }
 
     if (!boardWhere) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
index 034fc585b..c8a50ca25 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ describe("getHomeBoard should return home board", () => {
     const fullBoardProps = await createFullBoardAsync(db, "home");
     await db.insert(serverSettings).values({
       settingKey: "board",
-      value: SuperJSON.stringify({ defaultBoardId: fullBoardProps.boardId }),
+      value: SuperJSON.stringify({ homeBoardId: fullBoardProps.boardId }),
     });
 
     // Act
diff --git a/packages/server-settings/src/index.ts b/packages/server-settings/src/index.ts
index 9d3c61373..779490f00 100644
--- a/packages/server-settings/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server-settings/src/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const defaultServerSettings = {
     noSiteLinksSearchBox: false,
   },
   board: {
-    defaultBoardId: null as string | null,
+    homeBoardId: null as string | null,
   },
   appearance: {
     defaultColorScheme: "light" as ColorScheme,
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index 0ec22920c..7b8655ed1 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -2075,8 +2075,8 @@
           },
           "board": {
             "title": "Boards",
-            "defaultBoard": {
-              "label": "Global default board",
+            "homeBoard": {
+              "label": "Global home board",
               "description": "Only public boards are available for selection"
             }
           },