diff --git a/home/doris-barbell/app/templates/routine_log.html b/home/doris-barbell/app/templates/routine_log.html
index 0886e87..1ae21c4 100644
--- a/home/doris-barbell/app/templates/routine_log.html
+++ b/home/doris-barbell/app/templates/routine_log.html
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
           <div class="evidence-slab compact-slab">
             <strong>Set {{ set.index + 1 }}</strong>
             <label>Reps
-              <input type="number" name="exercise_{{ set.exercise_index }}_set_{{ set.index }}_reps" min="1" step="1" value="{{ set.default_reps }}">
+              <input type="number" name="exercise_{{ set.exercise_index }}_set_{{ set.index }}_reps" min="1" step="1" placeholder="{{ set.default_reps }}">
             </label>
             <label>Weight (lb)
               <input type="number" name="exercise_{{ set.exercise_index }}_set_{{ set.index }}_weight_lbs" min="0" step="0.1">
diff --git a/home/doris-barbell/tests/test_app.py b/home/doris-barbell/tests/test_app.py
index 7392499..b02dc09 100644
--- a/home/doris-barbell/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/home/doris-barbell/tests/test_app.py
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ def test_seeded_routine_can_render_prefilled_log_sheet(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert 'value="Upright Row"' in body
     assert 'name="exercise_0_set_0_reps"' in body
     assert 'name="exercise_0_set_0_weight_lbs"' in body
-    assert 'value="10"' in body
+    assert 'placeholder="10"' in body
+    assert 'name="exercise_0_set_0_reps" min="1" step="1" placeholder="10"' in body
     assert re.search(r'name="performed_at" value="\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}"', body)