diff --git a/argilla-server/src/argilla_server/api/schemas/v1/fields.py b/argilla-server/src/argilla_server/api/schemas/v1/fields.py
index 9804a484bf..2d28ef4278 100644
--- a/argilla-server/src/argilla_server/api/schemas/v1/fields.py
+++ b/argilla-server/src/argilla_server/api/schemas/v1/fields.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class ImageFieldSettingsUpdate(BaseModel):
 
 class ChatFieldSettings(BaseModel):
     type: Literal[FieldType.chat]
-    use_markdown: bool
+    use_markdown: bool = True  # Just for dev purposes. Otherwise getting old datasets will fail
 
 
 class ChatFieldSettingsCreate(BaseModel):