diff --git a/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll b/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll
index 57bc413438b4..e14c18ace326 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module ApplicationCandidatesImpl implements SharedCharacteristics::CandidateSig
   predicate isNeutral(Endpoint e) {
     exists(string package, string type, string name, string signature |
       sinkSpec(e, package, type, name, signature, _, _) and
-      ExternalFlow::neutralModel(package, type, name, [signature, ""], _, _)
+      ExternalFlow::neutralModel(package, type, name, [signature, ""], "sink", _)
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll b/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll
index 3903ede7ebc5..0a8551745fc4 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/Telemetry/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module FrameworkCandidatesImpl implements SharedCharacteristics::CandidateSig {
   predicate isNeutral(Endpoint e) {
     exists(string package, string type, string name, string signature |
       sinkSpec(e, package, type, name, signature, _, _) and
-      ExternalFlow::neutralModel(package, type, name, [signature, ""], _, _)
+      ExternalFlow::neutralModel(package, type, name, [signature, ""], "sink", _)
     )
   }