diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9bc5427..2e25995 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="tc-temporal-backend",
-    version="1.1.1",
+    version="1.1.2",
     author="Mohammad Amin Dadgar, TogetherCrew",
     maintainer="Mohammad Amin Dadgar",
     maintainer_email="dadgaramin96@gmail.com",
diff --git a/tc_temporal_backend/schema/hivemind.py b/tc_temporal_backend/schema/hivemind.py
index d6b11ba..2a86be0 100644
--- a/tc_temporal_backend/schema/hivemind.py
+++ b/tc_temporal_backend/schema/hivemind.py
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ class HivemindQueryPayload(BaseModel):
         ),
     )
     chat_id: str = Field(
-        ...,
+        default="",
         description="the chat id to use for answering",
     )