diff --git a/backend/modules/sync/entity/sync.py b/backend/modules/sync/entity/sync.py
index f0f320376..e6d74bc0a 100644
--- a/backend/modules/sync/entity/sync.py
+++ b/backend/modules/sync/entity/sync.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SyncsActive(BaseModel):
     last_synced: datetime
     sync_interval_minutes: int
     brain_id: str
-    syncs_user: Optional[SyncsUser]
+    syncs_user: Optional[SyncsUser] = None
 
 
 class SyncsFiles(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/modules/sync/utils/googleutils.py b/backend/modules/sync/utils/googleutils.py
index 3a6cc64a3..f0acf5c63 100644
--- a/backend/modules/sync/utils/googleutils.py
+++ b/backend/modules/sync/utils/googleutils.py
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class GoogleSyncUtils(BaseModel):
         folders = settings.get("folders", [])
         files_to_download = settings.get("files", [])
         files = []
+        files_metadata = []
         if len(folders) > 0:
             files = []
             for folder in folders:
diff --git a/backend/modules/sync/utils/sharepointutils.py b/backend/modules/sync/utils/sharepointutils.py
index 3adb2b375..997c5aec1 100644
--- a/backend/modules/sync/utils/sharepointutils.py
+++ b/backend/modules/sync/utils/sharepointutils.py
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ class AzureSyncUtils(BaseModel):
         folders = settings.get("folders", [])
         files_to_download = settings.get("files", [])
         files = []
+        files_metadata = []
         if len(folders) > 0:
             files = []
             for folder in folders: