diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/output_engine/__init__.py b/cve_bin_tool/output_engine/__init__.py
index 63a2c9fd39..4fecb554fa 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/output_engine/__init__.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/output_engine/__init__.py
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ def __init__(
         sbom_format: str = "tag",
         sbom_root: str = "CVE_SBOM",
         vex_filename: str = "",
-        vex_type: str = "cyclonedx",
+        vex_type: str = "",
         vex_product_info: dict[str, str] = {},
         offline: bool = False,
     ):