diff --git a/backend/onyx/db/persona.py b/backend/onyx/db/persona.py
index 20b721ec4f3..a1821e3b7ca 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/db/persona.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/db/persona.py
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ def upsert_persona(
         existing_persona.llm_model_provider_override = llm_model_provider_override
         existing_persona.llm_model_version_override = llm_model_version_override
         existing_persona.starter_messages = starter_messages
+        existing_persona.display_priority = display_priority
         existing_persona.deleted = False  # Un-delete if previously deleted
         existing_persona.is_public = is_public
         existing_persona.icon_color = icon_color
diff --git a/backend/onyx/seeding/load_yamls.py b/backend/onyx/seeding/load_yamls.py
index a9e6cd01d3b..5edf5d318c5 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/seeding/load_yamls.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/seeding/load_yamls.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def load_personas_from_yaml(
         data = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
     all_personas = data.get("personas", [])
+
     for persona in all_personas:
         doc_set_names = persona["document_sets"]
         doc_sets: list[DocumentSetDBModel] = [
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ def load_personas_from_yaml(
             display_priority=(
                 existing_persona.display_priority
                 if existing_persona is not None
+                and persona.get("display_priority") is None
                 else persona.get("display_priority")
             ),
             is_visible=(
diff --git a/backend/onyx/seeding/personas.yaml b/backend/onyx/seeding/personas.yaml
index 37e055f8087..cd9542db5ed 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/seeding/personas.yaml
+++ b/backend/onyx/seeding/personas.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ personas:
     document_sets: []
     icon_shape: 23013
     icon_color: "#6FB1FF"
-    display_priority: 1
+    display_priority: 0
     is_visible: true
     starter_messages:
       - name: "Give me an overview of what's here"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ personas:
     document_sets: []
     icon_shape: 50910
     icon_color: "#FF6F6F"
-    display_priority: 0
+    display_priority: 1
     is_visible: true
     starter_messages:
       - name: "Summarize a document"
diff --git a/web/src/lib/assistants/utils.ts b/web/src/lib/assistants/utils.ts
index 214cc2c0f9e..40953ee1ad1 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/assistants/utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/assistants/utils.ts
@@ -114,9 +114,11 @@ export function getUserCreatedAssistants(
   user: User | null,
   assistants: Persona[]
 ) {
-  return assistants.filter((assistant) =>
+  const result = assistants.filter((assistant) =>
     checkUserOwnsAssistant(user, assistant)
   );
+  console.log("Output - user created assistants:", result);
+  return result;
 }
 
 // Filter assistants based on connector status, image compatibility and visibility