diff --git a/common/utils/model_utils.py b/common/utils/model_utils.py
index a68418a..2f11300 100644
--- a/common/utils/model_utils.py
+++ b/common/utils/model_utils.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def replace_variable_in_template(template: str, variable: str, value: str) -> st
     return template.replace(variable, value or "")
 
 
-def get_embedding_model_and_class(tenant_id, catalog_id, full_embedding_name):
+def get_embedding_model_and_class(tenant_id, catalog_id, full_embedding_name="mistral.mistral-embed"):
     """
         Retrieve the embedding model and embedding model class to store Embeddings