diff --git a/geemap/common.py b/geemap/common.py
index 57d4d84368..17a66b5ae9 100644
--- a/geemap/common.py
+++ b/geemap/common.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def ee_initialize(
 
     if auth_mode is None:
         if in_colab_shell():
-            auth_mode = "colab"
+            auth_mode = "notebook"
         else:
             auth_mode = "localhost"