diff --git a/packages/studio-query/src/components/basic-languages-gremlin/index.ts b/packages/studio-query/src/components/basic-languages-gremlin/index.ts
index 68e13b8e3..73adbd17b 100644
--- a/packages/studio-query/src/components/basic-languages-gremlin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/studio-query/src/components/basic-languages-gremlin/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const language: languages.IMonarchLanguage = {
   ],
 
   keywords: [
+    'g',
     'V',
     'E',
     'out',
diff --git a/packages/studio-website/src/pages/query/app.tsx b/packages/studio-website/src/pages/query/app.tsx
index 80e85dbcc..e30c0d4e7 100644
--- a/packages/studio-website/src/pages/query/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio-website/src/pages/query/app.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const getPrefixParams = () => {
   const language =
     Utils.storage.get<'cypher' | 'gremlin'>('query_language') ||
     (GS_ENGINE_TYPE === 'interactive' ? 'cypher' : 'gremlin');
-  let globalScript = GS_ENGINE_TYPE === 'groot' ? 'g.V().limit(500)' : 'Match (n) return n limit 500';
+  let globalScript = language === 'gremlin' ? 'g.V().outE().limit(500)' : 'Match (n) return n limit 500';
   let welcome;
   let autoRun = false;
   let collapsed = true;