diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.js
index 5854ea2e8..ef70a3613 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const onSelect = ({
         attempts_before_showanswer_button: 0,
         show_reset_button: null,
         showanswer: null,
+        defaultToAdvanced: false,
       },
       defaultSettings: snakeCaseKeys(defaultSettings),
     });
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.test.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.test.js
index baa57670d..2970c87b3 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.test.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/hooks.test.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ describe('SelectTypeModal hooks', () => {
           attempts_before_showanswer_button: 0,
           show_reset_button: null,
           showanswer: null,
+          defaultToAdvanced: false,
         },
         defaultSettings: mockDefaultSettings,
       });
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
index 7f7f11c9b..0a3d0ff6a 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/data/OLXParser.js
@@ -738,4 +738,13 @@ export class OLXParser {
       groupFeedbackList,
     };
   }
+
+  getBetaParsedOLXData() {
+    /* TODO: Replace olxParser.getParsedOLXData() with new parser function
+    * and remove console.log()
+    */
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log('Should default to the advanced editor');
+    return this.getParsedOLXData();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/problem.js b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/problem.js
index 9edf656b5..16bebedf6 100644
--- a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/problem.js
+++ b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/problem.js
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ export const isBlankProblem = ({ rawOLX }) => {
 export const getDataFromOlx = ({ rawOLX, rawSettings, defaultSettings }) => {
   let olxParser;
   let parsedProblem;
+  const { default_to_advanced: defaultToAdvanced } = rawSettings;
   try {
     olxParser = new OLXParser(rawOLX);
-    parsedProblem = olxParser.getParsedOLXData();
+    if (defaultToAdvanced) {
+      parsedProblem = olxParser.getBetaParsedOLXData();
+    } else {
+      parsedProblem = olxParser.getParsedOLXData();
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
     console.error('The Problem Could Not Be Parsed from OLX. redirecting to Advanced editor.', error);