diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_fn.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_fn.ts
index afb476472a273..2a0da81a31a96 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_fn.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_fn.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export const createVegaFn = (
       as: 'visualization',
       value: {
         visData: response,
-        visType: name,
+        visType: 'vega',
         visConfig: {
           spec: args.spec,
         },