diff --git a/client/packages/api-client/src/schema/schema.ts b/client/packages/api-client/src/schema/schema.ts
index 90604b66b68..740c8bdc1ab 100644
--- a/client/packages/api-client/src/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/client/packages/api-client/src/schema/schema.ts
@@ -9126,11 +9126,8 @@ export interface components {
             description?: string | null;
             /** Device */
             device?: string | null;
-            /**
-             * Enable Direct Download
-             * @default false
-             */
-            enable_direct_download: boolean;
+            /** Enable Direct Download */
+            enable_direct_download?: boolean | null;
             /** Name */
             name?: string | null;
             /** Object Expires After Days */
@@ -25306,11 +25303,8 @@ export interface components {
             description?: string | null;
             /** Device */
             device?: string | null;
-            /**
-             * Enable Direct Download
-             * @default false
-             */
-            enable_direct_download: boolean;
+            /** Enable Direct Download */
+            enable_direct_download?: boolean | null;
             /** Hidden */
             hidden: boolean;
             /** Name */
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/objectstore/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/objectstore/__init__.py
index 29c64882858..b8160fdacf6 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/objectstore/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/objectstore/__init__.py
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ class ConcreteObjectStoreModel(BaseModel):
     quota: QuotaModel
     badges: list[BadgeDict]
     device: str | None = None
-    enable_direct_download: bool = False
+    enable_direct_download: bool | None = None
     object_expires_after_days: int | None = None