diff --git a/packages/blade/src/components/BottomSheet/BottomSheet.stories.tsx b/packages/blade/src/components/BottomSheet/BottomSheet.stories.tsx
index 5bde1df0548..5d115ee5fa2 100644
--- a/packages/blade/src/components/BottomSheet/BottomSheet.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/blade/src/components/BottomSheet/BottomSheet.stories.tsx
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ const BottomSheetStackingTemplate: StoryFn<typeof BottomSheetComponent> = () =>
 export const BottomSheetStacking = BottomSheetStackingTemplate.bind({});
 
 const InitialFocusTemplate: StoryFn<typeof BottomSheetComponent> = () => {
-  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(true);
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
   const initialFocusRef = React.useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
 
   return (