diff --git a/src/dispatch/auth/models.py b/src/dispatch/auth/models.py
index 8249cb76fd32..00a90cc596c0 100644
--- a/src/dispatch/auth/models.py
+++ b/src/dispatch/auth/models.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class UserRead(UserBase):
 
     id: PrimaryKey
     role: str | None = None
-    experimental_features: bool | None
+    experimental_features: bool | None = None
 
 
 class UserUpdate(DispatchBase):