diff --git a/src/docfx/Models/DefaultCommand.cs b/src/docfx/Models/DefaultCommand.cs
index 4e4609785a9..33da1ddcee3 100644
--- a/src/docfx/Models/DefaultCommand.cs
+++ b/src/docfx/Models/DefaultCommand.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ public override int Execute(CommandContext context, Options options)
             string serveDirectory = null;
 
             if (config.Metadata is not null)
-                DotnetApiCatalog.Exec(config.Metadata, new(), baseDirectory, outputFolder).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            {
+                DotnetApiCatalog.Exec(config.Metadata, new(), baseDirectory).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            }
 
             if (config.Build is not null)
             {