diff --git a/workflow/spec/schema/serverless-workflow-schema-01.json b/workflow/spec/schema/serverless-workflow-schema-01.json
index 92f8cab..2e1b0d9 100644
--- a/workflow/spec/schema/serverless-workflow-schema-01.json
+++ b/workflow/spec/schema/serverless-workflow-schema-01.json
@@ -724,8 +724,8 @@
             }
           },
           "default": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "Specifies the name of the next state if there is no match for any choices value"
+            "description": "Next transition of the workflow if there is no match for any choices",
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/transition"
           }
         },
         "if": {
diff --git a/workflow/spec/spec.md b/workflow/spec/spec.md
index b0a32a9..5baa5a0 100644
--- a/workflow/spec/spec.md
+++ b/workflow/spec/spec.md
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ actions execute, a transition to "next state" happens.
 | [filter](#Filter-Definition) |State data filter | object | yes |
 | [loop](#Loop-Definition) |State loop information | object | yes |
 | [onError](#Workflow-Error-Handling) |States error handling definitions | array | no |
-| default |Name of the next state if there is no match for any choices value | string | yes (if end is set to false) |
+| default |Next transition of the workflow if there is no match for any choices | object | yes (if end is set to false) |
 
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@@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ actions execute, a transition to "next state" happens.
             }
         },
         "default": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "Specifies the name of the next state if there is no match for any choices value"
+            "description": "Next transition of the workflow if there is no match for any choices",
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/transition"
         }
     },
     "if": {