diff --git a/scripts/capa_as_library.py b/scripts/capa_as_library.py
index 5d97d2b6..f15ca3b4 100644
--- a/scripts/capa_as_library.py
+++ b/scripts/capa_as_library.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import capa.render.default
 import capa.render.result_document as rd
 import capa.features.freeze.features as frzf
 from capa.engine import *
-from capa.features.common import OS_AUTO
+from capa.features.common import OS_AUTO, FORMAT_AUTO
 
 
 # == Render dictionary helpers
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ def capa_details(rules_path, file_path, output_format="dictionary"):
 
     # extract features and find capabilities
     extractor = capa.main.get_extractor(
-        file_path, "auto", OS_AUTO, capa.main.BACKEND_VIV, [], False, disable_progress=True
+        file_path, FORMAT_AUTO, OS_AUTO, capa.main.BACKEND_VIV, [], False, disable_progress=True
     )
     capabilities, counts = capa.main.find_capabilities(rules, extractor, disable_progress=True)
 
     # collect metadata (used only to make rendering more complete)
-    meta = capa.main.collect_metadata([], file_path, "auto", OS_AUTO, rules_path, extractor)
+    meta = capa.main.collect_metadata([], file_path, FORMAT_AUTO, OS_AUTO, rules_path, extractor)
     meta["analysis"].update(counts)
     meta["analysis"]["layout"] = capa.main.compute_layout(rules, extractor, capabilities)
 
diff --git a/scripts/profile-time.py b/scripts/profile-time.py
index 9b97b767..09d125d8 100644
--- a/scripts/profile-time.py
+++ b/scripts/profile-time.py
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ def main(argv=None):
         logger.error("%s", str(e))
         return -1
 
-    if (args.format == "freeze") or (args.format == "auto" and capa.features.freeze.is_freeze(taste)):
+    if (args.format == "freeze") or (
+        args.format == capa.features.common.FORMAT_AUTO and capa.features.freeze.is_freeze(taste)
+    ):
         with open(args.sample, "rb") as f:
             extractor = capa.features.freeze.load(f.read())
     else:
diff --git a/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py b/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py
index a7dea657..3f37269b 100644
--- a/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py
+++ b/scripts/show-capabilities-by-function.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import capa.render.verbose
 import capa.features.freeze
 import capa.render.result_document as rd
 from capa.helpers import get_file_taste
+from capa.features.common import FORMAT_AUTO
 from capa.features.freeze import Address
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("capa.show-capabilities-by-function")
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
         logger.error("%s", str(e))
         return -1
 
-    if (args.format == "freeze") or (args.format == "auto" and capa.features.freeze.is_freeze(taste)):
+    if (args.format == "freeze") or (args.format == FORMAT_AUTO and capa.features.freeze.is_freeze(taste)):
         format_ = "freeze"
         with open(args.sample, "rb") as f:
             extractor = capa.features.freeze.load(f.read())
diff --git a/scripts/show-features.py b/scripts/show-features.py
index 365a6d70..bb83bad9 100644
--- a/scripts/show-features.py
+++ b/scripts/show-features.py
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ def main(argv=None):
         logger.error("%s", str(e))
         return -1
 
-    if (args.format == "freeze") or (args.format == "auto" and capa.features.freeze.is_freeze(taste)):
+    if (args.format == "freeze") or (
+        args.format == capa.features.common.FORMAT_AUTO and capa.features.freeze.is_freeze(taste)
+    ):
         with open(args.sample, "rb") as f:
             extractor = capa.features.freeze.load(f.read())
     else:
diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index 5fb31539..f482f4f4 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from capa.features.common import (
     ARCH_AMD64,
     FORMAT_ELF,
     OS_WINDOWS,
+    FORMAT_AUTO,
     FORMAT_DOTNET,
     Arch,
     Format,
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ def get_viv_extractor(path):
     elif "raw64" in path:
         vw = capa.main.get_workspace(path, "sc64", sigpaths=sigpaths)
     else:
-        vw = capa.main.get_workspace(path, "auto", sigpaths=sigpaths)
+        vw = capa.main.get_workspace(path, FORMAT_AUTO, sigpaths=sigpaths)
     vw.saveWorkspace()
     extractor = capa.features.extractors.viv.extractor.VivisectFeatureExtractor(vw, path, OS_AUTO)
     fixup_viv(path, extractor)