diff --git a/.backend_env.example b/.backend_env.example
index 4a84efa51..fa4e791ba 100644
--- a/.backend_env.example
+++ b/.backend_env.example
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ MODEL_PATH=./local_models/ggml-gpt4all-j-v1.3-groovy.bin
 #RESEND
 RESEND_API_KEY=<change-me>
 RESEND_EMAIL_ADDRESS=onboarding@resend.dev
+
+CRAWL_DEPTH=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/core/models/chats.py b/backend/core/models/chats.py
index ecc643b9b..57304d7bc 100644
--- a/backend/core/models/chats.py
+++ b/backend/core/models/chats.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class ChatMessage(BaseModel):
 
 
 class ChatQuestion(BaseModel):
-    model: str = "gpt-3.5-turbo"
     question: str
-    temperature: float = 0.0
-    max_tokens: int = 256
+    model: Optional[str]
+    temperature: Optional[float]
+    max_tokens: Optional[int]
     brain_id: Optional[UUID]
diff --git a/frontend/app/chat/[chatId]/hooks/useChat.ts b/frontend/app/chat/[chatId]/hooks/useChat.ts
index 7bb366625..86f7cbbf3 100644
--- a/frontend/app/chat/[chatId]/hooks/useChat.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/chat/[chatId]/hooks/useChat.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const useChat = () => {
   const { createChat } = useChatApi();
 
   const { addStreamQuestion } = useQuestion();
-  const { t } = useTranslation(['chat']);
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["chat"]);
 
   const addQuestion = async (question: string, callback?: () => void) => {
     try {
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const useChat = () => {
         const chat = await createChat(chatName);
         currentChatId = chat.chat_id;
         setChatId(currentChatId);
+        //TODO: update chat list here
       }
 
       void track('QUESTION_ASKED');