diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/api.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/api.py
index 89ad052ecf..a63aca75e4 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/api.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/api.py
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ class CoursesApiDataLoader(AbstractDataLoader):
 
     def __init__(self, partner, api_url=None, max_workers=None, is_threadsafe=False, enable_api=True):
         super().__init__(partner, api_url, max_workers, is_threadsafe, enable_api)
-        self.default_product_source = Source.objects.get(slug=settings.DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG)
+        self.default_product_source, __ = Source.objects.get_or_create(
+            name=settings.DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_NAME,
+            slug=settings.DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG
+        )
 
     def ingest(self):
         logger.info('Refreshing Courses and CourseRuns from %s...', self.partner.courses_api_url)
diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/tests/test_api.py b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/tests/test_api.py
index 7ed32df84d..822848f648 100644
--- a/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/course_metadata/data_loaders/tests/test_api.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class CoursesApiDataLoaderTests(DataLoaderTestMixin, TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super().setUpClass()
-        cls.default_product_source = SourceFactory(slug=settings.DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG)
         cls.non_default_product_source = SourceFactory(slug="not-default-product-source")
 
     @property
@@ -181,7 +180,11 @@ def test_ingest(self, partner_uses_publisher, on_new_publisher, mock_logger):
             course = Course.everything.get(key=f"{datum['org']}+{datum['number']}", draft=False)
             mock_logger.info.assert_any_call(f"Course created with uuid {str(course.uuid)} and key {course.key}")
             self.assert_course_run_loaded(datum, partner_uses_publisher, new_pub=on_new_publisher)
-            assert course.product_source == self.default_product_source
+            default_product_source = SourceFactory.create(
+                slug=settings.DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG,
+                name=settings.DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_NAME,
+            )
+            assert course.product_source.slug == default_product_source.slug
 
         # Verify multiple calls to ingest data do NOT result in data integrity errors.
         self.loader.ingest()
diff --git a/course_discovery/settings/base.py b/course_discovery/settings/base.py
index 1b18a45821..bbcb878b22 100644
--- a/course_discovery/settings/base.py
+++ b/course_discovery/settings/base.py
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@
     'INPUT_TAB_ID': '',
 }
 
-DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG = ''
+DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_NAME = 'edX'
+DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG = 'edx'
 EXTERNAL_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG = ''
 
 CONTENTFUL_SPACE_ID = None
diff --git a/course_discovery/settings/test.py b/course_discovery/settings/test.py
index 79f1257c71..f999f3a95d 100644
--- a/course_discovery/settings/test.py
+++ b/course_discovery/settings/test.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     'PRODUCTS_DETAILS_URL' : 'https://test-getsmarter.com/api/v1/products?detail=2',
 }
 
+DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_NAME = 'Test Source'
 DEFAULT_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG = 'test-source'
 EXTERNAL_PRODUCT_SOURCE_SLUG = 'external-test-source'