diff --git a/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py b/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py
index ee90b5d06f9..d419879a91f 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ class StocksController(StockBaseController):
             "--sources",
             dest="sources",
             type=str,
+            default="",
             help="Show news only from the sources specified (e.g bloomberg,reuters)",
         )
         if other_args and "-" not in other_args[0][0]: