diff --git a/docs/docs/use_cases/extraction/quickstart.ipynb b/docs/docs/use_cases/extraction/quickstart.ipynb
index fa8587ab39..55eee4436e 100644
--- a/docs/docs/use_cases/extraction/quickstart.ipynb
+++ b/docs/docs/use_cases/extraction/quickstart.ipynb
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
     "    # 1. Each field is an `optional` -- this allows the model to decline to extract it!\n",
     "    # 2. Each field has a `description` -- this description is used by the LLM.\n",
     "    # Having a good description can help improve extraction results.\n",
-    "    name: Optional[str] = Field(..., description=\"The name of the person\")\n",
+    "    name: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description=\"The name of the person\")\n",
     "    hair_color: Optional[str] = Field(\n",
-    "        ..., description=\"The color of the peron's hair if known\"\n",
+    "        default=None, description=\"The color of the peron's hair if known\"\n",
     "    )\n",
     "    height_in_meters: Optional[str] = Field(\n",
-    "        ..., description=\"Height measured in meters\"\n",
+    "        default=None, description=\"Height measured in meters\"\n",
     "    )"
    ]
   },
@@ -254,12 +254,12 @@
     "    # 1. Each field is an `optional` -- this allows the model to decline to extract it!\n",
     "    # 2. Each field has a `description` -- this description is used by the LLM.\n",
     "    # Having a good description can help improve extraction results.\n",
-    "    name: Optional[str] = Field(..., description=\"The name of the person\")\n",
+    "    name: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description=\"The name of the person\")\n",
     "    hair_color: Optional[str] = Field(\n",
-    "        ..., description=\"The color of the peron's hair if known\"\n",
+    "        default=None, description=\"The color of the peron's hair if known\"\n",
     "    )\n",
     "    height_in_meters: Optional[str] = Field(\n",
-    "        ..., description=\"Height measured in meters\"\n",
+    "        default=None, description=\"Height measured in meters\"\n",
     "    )\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",