diff --git a/spi/src/main/java/com/microsoft/dagx/spi/types/domain/transfer/TransferType.java b/spi/src/main/java/com/microsoft/dagx/spi/types/domain/transfer/TransferType.java
index 2dde757b..a52fdd78 100644
--- a/spi/src/main/java/com/microsoft/dagx/spi/types/domain/transfer/TransferType.java
+++ b/spi/src/main/java/com/microsoft/dagx/spi/types/domain/transfer/TransferType.java
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 
 @JsonDeserialize(builder = TransferType.Builder.class)
 public class TransferType {
-    private String contentType;
+    private static final String DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE = "application/octet-stream";
+    private String contentType = DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE;
     private boolean isFinite = true;
 
     public String getContentType() {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ public boolean isFinite() {
 
     @JsonPOJOBuilder(withPrefix = "")
     public static final class Builder {
-        private String contentType = "application/octet-stream";
+        private String contentType = DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE;
         private boolean isFinite = true;
 
         private Builder() {