diff --git a/backend/danswer/db/slack_bot_config.py b/backend/danswer/db/slack_bot_config.py
index 6ba73e87c..558c31f15 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/db/slack_bot_config.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/db/slack_bot_config.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def _create_slack_bot_persona(
     persona = upsert_persona(
         persona_id=existing_persona_id,
         name=persona_name,
+        datetime_aware=False,
         retrieval_enabled=True,
         system_text=None,
         tools=None,