diff --git a/src/util/featureFlags/client.ts b/src/util/featureFlags/client.ts
index 06fb2325..6cbee10e 100644
--- a/src/util/featureFlags/client.ts
+++ b/src/util/featureFlags/client.ts
@@ -67,15 +67,18 @@ export class FeatureFlagClient {
     }
 
     public static checkExperimentValue(experiment: string): any {
-        let gateValue: any = undefined;
+        let gateValue: any;
+        const experimentGate = ExperimentGates[experiment];
         if (FeatureGates === null) {
-            console.warn('FeatureGates: FeatureGates is not initialized. Defaulting to Undefined');
+            console.warn(
+                `FeatureGates: FeatureGates is not initialized. Returning default value: ${experimentGate.defaultValue}`,
+            );
         } else {
             console.log(ExperimentGates[experiment]);
             gateValue = FeatureGates.getExperimentValue(
-                ExperimentGates[experiment].gate,
-                ExperimentGates[experiment].parameter,
-                ExperimentGates[experiment].defaultValue,
+                experimentGate.gate,
+                experimentGate.parameter,
+                experimentGate.defaultValue,
             );
         }
         console.log(`ExperimentGateValue: ${experiment} -> ${gateValue}`);
diff --git a/src/util/featureFlags/features.ts b/src/util/featureFlags/features.ts
index 6beb509e..e073ef82 100644
--- a/src/util/featureFlags/features.ts
+++ b/src/util/featureFlags/features.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const ExperimentGates: ExperimentGate = {
     [Experiments.NewAuthUIAA]: {
         gate: 'atlascode_new_auth_ui_aa',
         parameter: 'isEnabled',
-        defaultValue: `bruh`,
+        defaultValue: false,
     },
 };