diff --git a/util/request_source.go b/util/request_source.go
index 91e3c7e94..727f18984 100644
--- a/util/request_source.go
+++ b/util/request_source.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 // explicit source types.
 const (
 	ExplicitTypeEmpty      = ""
-	ExplicitTypeDB         = "db"
+	ExplicitTypeDefault    = "default"
 	ExplicitTypeLightning  = "lightning"
 	ExplicitTypeBR         = "br"
 	ExplicitTypeDumpling   = "dumpling"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // ExplicitTypeList is the list of all explicit source types.
-var ExplicitTypeList = []string{ExplicitTypeDB, ExplicitTypeLightning, ExplicitTypeBR, ExplicitTypeDumpling, ExplicitTypeBackground}
+var ExplicitTypeList = []string{ExplicitTypeDefault, ExplicitTypeLightning, ExplicitTypeBR, ExplicitTypeDumpling, ExplicitTypeBackground}
 
 const (
 	// InternalRequest is the scope of internal queries
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (r *RequestSource) GetRequestSource() string {
 	}
 	explicitSourceType := r.ExplicitRequestSourceType
 	if len(explicitSourceType) == 0 {
-		explicitSourceType = ExplicitTypeDB
+		explicitSourceType = ExplicitTypeDefault
 	}
 	if r.RequestSourceInternal {
 		labels := []string{InternalRequest, r.RequestSourceType, explicitSourceType}
diff --git a/util/request_source_test.go b/util/request_source_test.go
index b79998229..e49eb2a96 100644
--- a/util/request_source_test.go
+++ b/util/request_source_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestGetRequestSource(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test empty ExplicitRequestSourceType
 	rs.RequestSourceType = "test"
-	expected = "external_test_db"
+	expected = "external_test_default"
 	actual = rs.GetRequestSource()
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, actual)