diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.spec.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.spec.ts
index 015c04c615..66fb44c761 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { MongoMemoryServer } from 'mongodb-memory-server';
-import { EToolResources, FileContext } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { EToolResources, FileContext, FileSources } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { _resetStrictCache } from '~/models/plugins/tenantIsolation';
 import { runAsSystem } from '~/config/tenantContext';
 import { createFileMethods } from './file';
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ describe('File Methods', () => {
       expect(file).not.toBeNull();
       expect(file?.file_id).toBe(fileId);
       expect(file?.filename).toBe('test.txt');
+      expect(file?.object).toBe('file');
+      expect(file?.usage).toBe(0);
+      expect(file?.source).toBe(FileSources.local);
       expect(file?.expiresAt).toBeDefined();
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.ts
index b952796104..99563c0054 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/file.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EToolResources, FileContext } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { EToolResources, FileContext, FileSources } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type { FilterQuery, SortOrder, Model } from 'mongoose';
 import type { IMongoFile } from '~/types/file';
 import { tenantSafeBulkWrite } from '~/utils/tenantBulkWrite';
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ export function createFileMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')): {
     const definedFields = Object.fromEntries(
       Object.entries(fields).filter(([, value]) => value !== undefined),
     );
+    const insertDefaults = {
+      object: { $ifNull: ['$object', 'file'] },
+      usage: { $ifNull: ['$usage', 0] },
+      source: { $ifNull: ['$source', FileSources.local] },
+    };
     let expiryUpdate = {};
     if (expiredAt instanceof Date) {
       expiryUpdate = {
@@ -379,7 +384,7 @@ export function createFileMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose')): {
 
     return File.findOneAndUpdate(
       { file_id: data.file_id },
-      [{ $set: { ...definedFields, ...expiryUpdate } }],
+      [{ $set: { ...insertDefaults, ...definedFields, ...expiryUpdate } }],
       {
         new: true,
         upsert: true,