diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 29f2d3e114f..4d95d7ff6db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Fix `google_workspace` pagination. {pull}24668[24668]
 - Fix netflow module ignoring detect_sequence_reset flag. {issue}24268[24268] {pull}24270[24270]
 - Fix Cisco ASA parser for message 302022. {issue}24405[24405] {pull}24697[24697]
+- Fix gcp/vpcflow module error where input type was defaulting to file. {pull}24719[24719]
 
 *Heartbeat*
 
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/module/gcp/vpcflow/manifest.yml b/x-pack/filebeat/module/gcp/vpcflow/manifest.yml
index 1f67548e0db..4cd314d574f 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/module/gcp/vpcflow/manifest.yml
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/module/gcp/vpcflow/manifest.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module_version: "1.0"
 
 var:
   - name: input
-    default: google-pubsub
+    default: gcp-pubsub
   - name: project_id
     default: SET_PROJECT_NAME
   - name: topic