diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index bf19255e6f..85062ace8d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ namespace MWBase
         virtual void stopMusic() = 0;
         ///< Stops music if it's playing
 
-        virtual void streamMusic(
-            const std::string& filename, MWSound::MusicType type = MWSound::MusicType::Scripted, float fade = 1.f)
-            = 0;
+        virtual void streamMusic(const std::string& filename, MWSound::MusicType type, float fade = 1.f) = 0;
         ///< Play a soundifle
         /// \param filename name of a sound file in the data directory.
         /// \param type music type.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/musicbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/musicbindings.cpp
index f319070c06..919e8b0590 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/musicbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/musicbindings.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ namespace MWLua
     {
         sol::table api(context.mLua->sol(), sol::create);
         api["streamMusic"] = [](std::string_view fileName) {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->streamMusic(std::string(fileName));
+            MWBase::SoundManager* sndMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
+            sndMgr->streamMusic(std::string(fileName), MWSound::MusicType::Scripted);
         };
 
         api["stopMusic"] = []() { MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->stopMusic(); };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp
index 3d982c8eab..44cdc25064 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/soundextensions.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                 runtime.pop();
 
                 MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->streamMusic(
-                    Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMusicPath(music));
+                    Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMusicPath(music), MWSound::MusicType::Scripted);
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index a8eb37f55b..87fb109791 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         void stopMusic() override;
         ///< Stops music if it's playing
 
-        void streamMusic(const std::string& filename, MWSound::MusicType type = MWSound::MusicType::Scripted,
-            float fade = 1.f) override;
+        void streamMusic(const std::string& filename, MWSound::MusicType type, float fade = 1.f) override;
         ///< Play a soundifle
         /// \param filename name of a sound file in the data directory.
         /// \param type music type.