diff --git a/backend-services/feed-service/app/models/Daily.scala b/backend-services/feed-service/app/models/Daily.scala
index 64bb55543a54c56d194e4e8a463b6e9621a12064..302afdf64811e82de06402830e62f0b492815eca 100644
--- a/backend-services/feed-service/app/models/Daily.scala
+++ b/backend-services/feed-service/app/models/Daily.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ object Daily {
         userId: ObjectId,
         questionId: ObjectId,
         content: String,
-        likes: Int,
+        likes: Int = 0,
         timeout: Int = 4
     ): Daily = {
         val daily: Daily = Daily(None, userId, questionId, content, likes)