diff --git a/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_renderer.js b/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_renderer.js
index 0627dd88..4ef5b845 100644
--- a/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_renderer.js
+++ b/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_renderer.js
@@ -637,8 +637,10 @@ export default AbstractRenderer.extend(WidgetAdapterMixin, {
             case 'day':
                 return focusDate.format('dddd, MMMM DD, YYYY');
             case 'week':
-                const dateStart = focusDate.clone().startOf('week').format('DD MMMM YYYY');
-                const dateEnd = focusDate.clone().endOf('week').format('DD MMMM YYYY');
+                // const dateStart = focusDate.clone().startOf('week').format('DD MMMM YYYY');
+                const dateStart = focusDate.clone().startOf('week').format('YYYY MMMM DD ');
+                // const dateEnd = focusDate.clone().endOf('week').format('DD MMMM YYYY');
+                const dateEnd = focusDate.clone().endOf('week').format('YYYY MMMM DD ');
                 return _.str.sprintf('%s - %s', dateStart, dateEnd);
             case 'month':
                 return focusDate.format('MMMM YYYY');
diff --git a/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_view.js b/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_view.js
index 10c0fa83..5bc085b7 100644
--- a/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_view.js
+++ b/web_gantt/static/src/js/gantt_view.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const GanttView = AbstractView.extend({
             allowedScales = Object.keys(this.SCALES);
         }
 
-        const scale = params.context.default_scale || arch.attrs.default_scale || 'month';
+        const scale = params.context.default_scale || arch.attrs.default_scale || 'week';
         const initialDate = moment(params.context.initialDate || params.initialDate || arch.attrs.initial_date || new Date());
         const offset = arch.attrs.offset;
         if (offset && scale) {
diff --git a/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml b/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml
index aa1e13bb..264a37ae 100644
--- a/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml
+++ b/web_gantt/static/src/xml/web_gantt.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="row g-0 o_gantt_header_scale">
-                        <t t-set="formats" t-value="{'week': 'dddd, Do', 'month': 'DD', 'year': isMobile ? 'MMM' : 'MMMM'}"/>
+                        <t t-set="formats" t-value="{'week': 'Do(dddd)', 'month': 'DD', 'year': isMobile ? 'MMM' : 'MMMM'}"/>
 
                         <t t-foreach="widget.viewInfo.slots" t-as="slot">
                             <t t-set="isToday" t-value="slot.isSame(new Date(), 'day') &amp;&amp; widget.state.scale !== 'day'"/>