diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadModel.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadModel.java
index f4e17543e..38749d559 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadModel.java
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public class UploadModel {
                 FileProcessor fileProcessor) {
         this.licenses = licenses;
         this.prefs = prefs;
+        this.license = prefs.getString(Prefs.DEFAULT_LICENSE, Prefs.Licenses.CC_BY_SA_3);
         this.bitmapRegionDecoderWrapper = bitmapRegionDecoderWrapper;
-        this.license = Prefs.Licenses.CC_BY_SA_3;
         this.licensesByName = licensesByName;
         this.context = context;
         this.mwApi = mwApi;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadPresenter.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadPresenter.java
index 781c158bd..c66ce21bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadPresenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadPresenter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.upload;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -10,12 +11,14 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.category.CategoriesModel;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.Contribution;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.mwapi.MediaWikiApi;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.settings.Prefs;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.utils.ImageUtils;
 import io.reactivex.Completable;
 import io.reactivex.Observable;
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ public class UploadPresenter {
     @UploadView.UploadPage
     private int currentPage = UploadView.PLEASE_WAIT;
 
+    @Inject @Named("default_preferences")SharedPreferences prefs;
 
     @Inject
     UploadPresenter(UploadModel uploadModel,
@@ -355,7 +359,7 @@ public class UploadPresenter {
      * Sets the list of licences and the default license.
      */
     private void updateLicenses() {
-        String selectedLicense = uploadModel.getSelectedLicense();
+        String selectedLicense = prefs.getString(Prefs.DEFAULT_LICENSE, Prefs.Licenses.CC_BY_SA_3);
         view.updateLicenses(uploadModel.getLicenses(), selectedLicense);
         view.updateLicenseSummary(selectedLicense, uploadModel.getCount());
     }