diff --git a/backend/scripts/api_inference_sample.py b/backend/scripts/api_inference_sample.py
index b9325194b8d..3ce2d7de42b 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/api_inference_sample.py
+++ b/backend/scripts/api_inference_sample.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def process_question(danswer_url: str, question: str, api_key: str | None) -> No
         "prompt_id": 0,
         # Not specifying any specific docs to chat to, we want to run a search
         "search_doc_ids": None,
+        "file_descriptors": [],
         "retrieval_options": {
             "run_search": "always",
             "real_time": True,
diff --git a/backend/scripts/hubgpt_eval_automation.py b/backend/scripts/hubgpt_eval_automation.py
index 3b32a247fcc..f16b61f5591 100644
--- a/backend/scripts/hubgpt_eval_automation.py
+++ b/backend/scripts/hubgpt_eval_automation.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def process_question(danswer_url: str, question: str, api_key: str | None) -> No
         "parent_message_id": None,
         # Default Question Answer prompt
         "prompt_id": 0,
+        "file_descriptors": [],
         # Not specifying any specific docs to chat to, we want to run a search
         "search_doc_ids": None,
         "retrieval_options": {