diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/ota-package/ota-package-autocomplete.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/ota-package/ota-package-autocomplete.component.ts
index 58e491b188..3079ff5476 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/ota-package/ota-package-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/components/ota-package/ota-package-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class OtaPackageAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, On
 
   modelValue: string | EntityId | null;
 
-  private otaUpdateType: OtaUpdateType;
+  private otaUpdateType: OtaUpdateType = OtaUpdateType.FIRMWARE;
 
   get type(): OtaUpdateType {
     return this.otaUpdateType;