diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
index dc8897863..f05b259b7 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class ModelOutputConfig(BaseModel):
     output_dir: str = Field(default="./model-out")
     hub_model_id: Optional[str] = None
     hub_strategy: Optional[str] = None
-    save_safetensors: Optional[bool] = None
+    save_safetensors: Optional[bool] = True
 
 
 class MLFlowConfig(BaseModel):