diff --git a/src/AnnotationCreationUtils.js b/src/AnnotationCreationUtils.js
index 9343fbefa678e96aa20c8ab25e3fc61ed70bef69..97ecda9d016cb7ff8c217a87246f389a886a2a07 100644
--- a/src/AnnotationCreationUtils.js
+++ b/src/AnnotationCreationUtils.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export async function saveAnnotation(canvases, config, receiveAnnotation, annota
       },
       drawingState: drawingStateSerialized,
       id: (annotation && annotation.id) || `${uuid()}`,
-      motivation: 'painting',
+      motivation: 'commenting',
       target: `${canvas.id}#xywh=0,0,640,360&t=0,1000',`,
       type: 'Annotation',
     };