diff --git a/commitizen/commands/changelog.py b/commitizen/commands/changelog.py
index 854060a867..aab613fffc 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/changelog.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/changelog.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def __call__(self):
                 )
                 start_rev = self._find_incremental_rev(latest_tag_version, tags)
 
-        if self.rev_range and self.tag_format:
+        if self.rev_range:
             start_rev, end_rev = changelog.get_oldest_and_newest_rev(
                 tags,
                 version=self.rev_range,
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py b/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py
index dc932bd405..c2fafd4552 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_changelog_command.py
@@ -659,6 +659,37 @@ def test_changelog_from_rev_single_version_not_found(
     assert "Could not find a valid revision" in str(excinfo)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("tmp_commitizen_project")
+@pytest.mark.freeze_time("2022-02-13")
+def test_changelog_from_rev_range_default_tag_format(
+    mocker, config_path, changelog_path
+):
+    """Checks that rev_range is calculated with the default (None) tag format"""
+    # create commit and tag
+    create_file_and_commit("feat: new file")
+    testargs = ["cz", "bump", "--yes"]
+    mocker.patch.object(sys, "argv", testargs)
+    cli.main()
+    wait_for_tag()
+
+    create_file_and_commit("feat: after 0.2.0")
+    create_file_and_commit("feat: another feature")
+
+    testargs = ["cz", "bump", "--yes"]
+    mocker.patch.object(sys, "argv", testargs)
+    cli.main()
+    wait_for_tag()
+
+    testargs = ["cz", "changelog", "0.3.0"]
+    mocker.patch.object(sys, "argv", testargs)
+    cli.main()
+
+    with open(changelog_path, "r") as f:
+        out = f.read()
+
+    assert "new file" not in out
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("tmp_commitizen_project")
 @pytest.mark.freeze_time("2022-02-13")
 def test_changelog_from_rev_range_version_not_found(mocker, config_path):