diff --git a/components/load_from_parquet/fondant_component.yaml b/components/load_from_parquet/fondant_component.yaml
index 10118cb62..5cc5796fa 100644
--- a/components/load_from_parquet/fondant_component.yaml
+++ b/components/load_from_parquet/fondant_component.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ args:
   n_rows_to_load:
     description: Optional argument that defines the number of rows to load. Useful for testing pipeline runs on a small scale
     type: int
+    default: None
   index_column:
     description: Column to set index to in the load component, if not specified a default globally unique index will be set
     type: str
-    default: None
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+    default: None