diff --git a/config/initializers/graphiql.rb b/config/initializers/graphiql.rb
index 6398b8a..3260ce5 100644
--- a/config/initializers/graphiql.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/graphiql.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 require "base64"
 
+GraphiQL::Rails.config.initial_query = "query { allFilms { edges { node { title } } } }"
+
 GraphiQL::Rails.config.headers['Authorization'] = -> (context) do
   credentials = Base64.strict_encode64("#{context.params['username']}:#{context.params['password']}")
   "basic #{credentials}"
 end
+
+GraphiQL::Rails.config.query_params = true