diff --git a/discovery-provider/src/utils/helpers.py b/discovery-provider/src/utils/helpers.py
index 97518d1716c..4ca68be5135 100644
--- a/discovery-provider/src/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/discovery-provider/src/utils/helpers.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def tuple_to_model_dictionary(t, model):
     "pathname": "pathname",
     "funcName": "funcName",
     "lineno": "lineno",
-    "service": os.getenv("audius_service"),
+    "service": os.getenv("audius_service", "default"),
 }
 
 formatter = JsonFormatter(log_format, ensure_ascii=False, mix_extra=True)