diff --git a/src/server/routes/tables.ts b/src/server/routes/tables.ts
index 2efd3d05..40d8d5f2 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/tables.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/tables.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const route: FastifyPluginAsyncTypebox = async (fastify) => {
           excluded_schemas: Type.Optional(Type.String()),
           limit: Type.Optional(Type.Integer()),
           offset: Type.Optional(Type.Integer()),
-          include_columns: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
+          include_columns: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ default: false })),
         }),
         response: {
           200: Type.Array(postgresTableSchema),