diff --git a/frontend/src/components/util.tsx b/frontend/src/components/util.tsx
index 5cd258bfa..b5f488b61 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/util.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/util.tsx
@@ -1408,6 +1408,10 @@ export const ServerContainerSelector = ({
   const containers = useRead("ListDockerContainers", {
     server: server_id,
   }).data?.filter((container) => !state || container.state === state);
+  const first_container = containers?.[0].name;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    first_container && onSelect?.(first_container);
+  }, [first_container]);
   const name = containers?.find((r) => r.name === selected)?.name;
 
   if (!containers) return null;
@@ -1509,7 +1513,11 @@ export const StackServiceSelector = ({
   const services = useRead("ListStackServices", {
     stack: stack_id,
   }).data?.filter((service) => !state || service?.container?.state === state);
-  const name = services?.find((s) => s.service === selected)?.service;
+  const first_service = services?.[0].service;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    first_service && onSelect?.(first_service);
+  }, [first_service]);
+  const selected_name = services?.find((s) => s.service === selected)?.service;
 
   if (!services) return null;
 
@@ -1536,7 +1544,7 @@ export const StackServiceSelector = ({
           )}
           disabled={disabled}
         >
-          {name || (placeholder ?? "Select Service")}
+          {selected_name || (placeholder ?? "Select Service")}
           {!disabled && <ChevronsUpDown className="w-3 h-3" />}
         </Button>
       </PopoverTrigger>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/terminals.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/terminals.tsx
index bf720d020..4de257c3e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/terminals.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/terminals.tsx
@@ -248,17 +248,9 @@ const CreateTerminal = () => {
             Selector={Selector}
           />
         ) : type === "Stack" ? (
-          <CreateStackServiceTerminal
-            open={open}
-            setOpen={setOpen}
-            Selector={Selector}
-          />
+          <CreateStackServiceTerminal setOpen={setOpen} Selector={Selector} />
         ) : type === "Deployment" ? (
-          <CreateDeploymentTerminal
-            open={open}
-            setOpen={setOpen}
-            Selector={Selector}
-          />
+          <CreateDeploymentTerminal setOpen={setOpen} Selector={Selector} />
         ) : (
           <></>
         )}
@@ -409,7 +401,7 @@ const default_create_container_terminal = (
       type: "Container",
       params: { server: first_server, container: "" },
     },
-    name: "term-1",
+    name: "exec-1",
     mode: Types.ContainerTerminalMode.Exec,
     command: undefined,
   };
@@ -433,6 +425,18 @@ const CreateContainerTerminal = ({
     if (open) return;
     setRequest(default_create_container_terminal(first_server));
   }, [first_server]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setRequest((req) => ({
+      ...req,
+      name:
+        // Preserves existing name if non-default
+        req.name !== "attach" && !req.name.startsWith("exec-")
+          ? req.name
+          : request.mode === Types.ContainerTerminalMode.Attach
+            ? "attach"
+            : "exec-1",
+    }));
+  }, [request.mode]);
   const { server, container } = request.target.params as {
     server: string;
     container: string;
@@ -548,30 +552,44 @@ const default_create_stack_service_terminal = (
       type: "Stack",
       params: { stack: first_stack, service: "" },
     },
-    name: "term-1",
+    name: "exec-1",
     mode: Types.ContainerTerminalMode.Exec,
     command: undefined,
   };
 };
 
 const CreateStackServiceTerminal = ({
-  open,
   setOpen,
   Selector,
 }: {
-  open: boolean;
   setOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
   Selector: ReactNode;
 }) => {
   const nav = useNavigate();
-  const first_stack = (useRead("ListStacks", {}).data ?? [])[0]?.id ?? "";
+  const first_stack =
+    (useRead("ListStacks", {}).data ?? []).filter((s) =>
+      [Types.StackState.Running, Types.StackState.Unhealthy].includes(
+        s.info.state
+      )
+    )[0]?.id ?? "";
   const [request, setRequest] = useState<Types.CreateTerminal>(
     default_create_stack_service_terminal(first_stack)
   );
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (open) return;
     setRequest(default_create_stack_service_terminal(first_stack));
   }, [first_stack]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setRequest((req) => ({
+      ...req,
+      name:
+        // Preserves existing name if non-default
+        req.name !== "attach" && !req.name.startsWith("exec-")
+          ? req.name
+          : request.mode === Types.ContainerTerminalMode.Attach
+            ? "attach"
+            : "exec-1",
+    }));
+  }, [request.mode]);
   const { stack, service } = request.target.params as {
     stack: string;
     service: string;
@@ -687,31 +705,42 @@ const default_create_deployment_terminal = (
       type: "Deployment",
       params: { deployment: first_deployment },
     },
-    name: "term-1",
+    name: "exec-1",
     mode: Types.ContainerTerminalMode.Exec,
     command: undefined,
   };
 };
 
 const CreateDeploymentTerminal = ({
-  open,
   setOpen,
   Selector,
 }: {
-  open: boolean;
   setOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
   Selector: ReactNode;
 }) => {
   const nav = useNavigate();
   const first_deployment =
-    (useRead("ListDeployments", {}).data ?? [])[0]?.id ?? "";
+    (useRead("ListDeployments", {}).data ?? []).filter(
+      (d) => d.info.state === Types.DeploymentState.Running
+    )[0]?.id ?? "";
   const [request, setRequest] = useState<Types.CreateTerminal>(
     default_create_deployment_terminal(first_deployment)
   );
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (open) return;
     setRequest(default_create_deployment_terminal(first_deployment));
   }, [first_deployment]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setRequest((req) => ({
+      ...req,
+      name:
+        // Preserves existing name if non-default
+        req.name !== "attach" && !req.name.startsWith("exec-")
+          ? req.name
+          : request.mode === Types.ContainerTerminalMode.Attach
+            ? "attach"
+            : "exec-1",
+    }));
+  }, [request.mode]);
   const { deployment } = request.target.params as {
     deployment: string;
   };