diff --git a/backend/ee/danswer/server/seeding.py b/backend/ee/danswer/server/seeding.py
index feb10cc19ce..a762d3ed638 100644
--- a/backend/ee/danswer/server/seeding.py
+++ b/backend/ee/danswer/server/seeding.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def _seed_personas(db_session: Session, personas: list[CreatePersonaRequest]) ->
                 db_session=db_session,
                 tool_ids=persona.tool_ids,
                 display_priority=persona.display_priority,
+                is_default_persona=True,
             )