diff --git a/src/documents/data_models.py b/src/documents/data_models.py
index e297e46dd..7dcfe4401 100644
--- a/src/documents/data_models.py
+++ b/src/documents/data_models.py
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ class ConsumableDocument:
 
     source: DocumentSource
     original_file: Path
+    mailrule_id: Optional[int] = None
     mime_type: str = dataclasses.field(init=False, default=None)
-    mailrule_id: int = dataclasses.field(default=None)
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         """