diff --git a/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorModel.ts b/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorModel.ts
index 84ad603..3429c25 100644
--- a/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorModel.ts
+++ b/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorModel.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ export const ExcelGeneratorRequestBodySchema = z
                 title: z.string().optional().openapi({
                   description: 'The title of the table, which will be displayed in the first row.',
                 }),
-                startCell: z.string().openapi({
-                  description: "The starting cell (e.g., 'A1') where the table will begin.",
+                startCell: z.string().optional().default('A1').openapi({
+                  description:
+                    "The starting cell (e.g., 'A1') where the table will begin. Defaults to A1 if not specified.",
                 }),
                 columns: z
                   .array(
diff --git a/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorRouter.ts b/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorRouter.ts
index 8695c7d..cc7570c 100644
--- a/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorRouter.ts
+++ b/src/routes/excelGenerator/excelGeneratorRouter.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export function execGenExcelFuncs(sheetsData: SheetData[], excelConfigs: ExcelCo
 
   sheetsData.forEach(({ sheetName, tables }) => {
     const worksheet = workbook.addWorksheet(sheetName);
-    tables.forEach(({ startCell, title, rows = [], columns = [], skipHeader }) => {
+    tables.forEach(({ startCell = 'A1', title, rows = [], columns = [], skipHeader }) => {
       const startCol = columnLetterToNumber(startCell[0]); // Convert column letter to index (e.g., 'A' -> 1)
       const startRow = parseInt(startCell.slice(1)); // Extract the row number (e.g., 'A1' -> 1)
       let rowIndex = startRow; // Set the initial row index to startRow for each table