diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/exa/contents.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/exa/contents.py
index 5317f56e31..fa1e0831d1 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/exa/contents.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/blocks/exa/contents.py
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ from backend.util.request import requests
 
 
 class ContentRetrievalSettings(BaseModel):
-    text: Optional[dict] = SchemaField(
+    text: dict = SchemaField(
         description="Text content settings",
         default={"maxCharacters": 1000, "includeHtmlTags": False},
         advanced=True,
     )
-    highlights: Optional[dict] = SchemaField(
+    highlights: dict = SchemaField(
         description="Highlight settings",
         default={
             "numSentences": 3,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ContentRetrievalSettings(BaseModel):
         },
         advanced=True,
     )
-    summary: Optional[dict] = SchemaField(
+    summary: dict = SchemaField(
         description="Summary settings",
         default={"query": ""},
         advanced=True,