diff --git a/src/khoj/utils/config.py b/src/khoj/utils/config.py
index 3930ec98..cdc0d260 100644
--- a/src/khoj/utils/config.py
+++ b/src/khoj/utils/config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from khoj.processor.conversation.gpt4all.utils import download_model
 # External Packages
 import torch
 
+from khoj.utils.rawconfig import OfflineChatProcessorConfig
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Internal Packages
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ class ConversationProcessorConfigModel:
     ):
         self.openai_model = conversation_config.openai
         self.gpt4all_model = GPT4AllProcessorConfig()
-        self.offline_chat = conversation_config.offline_chat
+        self.offline_chat = conversation_config.offline_chat or OfflineChatProcessorConfig()
         self.max_prompt_size = conversation_config.max_prompt_size
         self.tokenizer = conversation_config.tokenizer
         self.conversation_logfile = Path(conversation_config.conversation_logfile)