diff --git a/patchwork/steps/ZohoDeskAgent/ZohoDeskAgent.py b/patchwork/steps/ZohoDeskAgent/ZohoDeskAgent.py
index eea0a9447..589abab23 100644
--- a/patchwork/steps/ZohoDeskAgent/ZohoDeskAgent.py
+++ b/patchwork/steps/ZohoDeskAgent/ZohoDeskAgent.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__(self, inputs: dict):
 """,
                 )
             ],
-            example_json=inputs.get("example_json"),
+            example_json=inputs.get("example_json", '{"summary":"summary of actions"}'),
         )
 
     def run(self) -> dict: