diff --git a/src/AnthropicClient/Models/MessageBatchResponse.cs b/src/AnthropicClient/Models/MessageBatchResponse.cs
index 925e713..2df3b43 100644
--- a/src/AnthropicClient/Models/MessageBatchResponse.cs
+++ b/src/AnthropicClient/Models/MessageBatchResponse.cs
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ public class MessageBatchResponse
   /// Gets the counts of requests in the batch.
   /// </summary>
   [JsonPropertyName("request_counts")]
-  public MessageBatchRequestCounts RequestCounts { get; init; } = new MessageBatchRequestCounts();
+  public MessageBatchRequestCounts RequestCounts { get; init; } = new();
 
   /// <summary>
   /// Gets the date and time when the batch ended.
   /// </summary>
   [JsonPropertyName("ended_at")]
-  public DateTimeOffset? EndedAt { get; init; }
+  public DateTimeOffset? EndedAt { get; init; } = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
 
   /// <summary>
   /// Gets the date and time when the batch was created.
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ public class MessageBatchResponse
   /// Gets the date and time when the batch was archived.
   /// </summary>
   [JsonPropertyName("archived_at")]
-  public DateTimeOffset? ArchivedAt { get; init; }
+  public DateTimeOffset? ArchivedAt { get; init; } = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
 
   /// <summary>
   /// Gets the date and time when the batch cancellation was initiated.
   /// </summary>
   [JsonPropertyName("cancel_initiated_at")]
-  public DateTimeOffset? CancelInitiatedAt { get; init; }
+  public DateTimeOffset? CancelInitiatedAt { get; init; } = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
 
   /// <summary>
   /// Gets the URL to the results of the batch.
diff --git a/tests/AnthropicClient.Tests/Unit/Models/MessageBatchResponseTests.cs b/tests/AnthropicClient.Tests/Unit/Models/MessageBatchResponseTests.cs
index 4cde6a1..5001b4d 100644
--- a/tests/AnthropicClient.Tests/Unit/Models/MessageBatchResponseTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AnthropicClient.Tests/Unit/Models/MessageBatchResponseTests.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class MessageBatchResponseTests : SerializationTest
       Id = "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
       Type = "message_batch",
       ProcessingStatus = "in_progress",
-      RequestCounts = new MessageBatchRequestCounts
+      RequestCounts = new()
       {
         Processing = 100,
         Succeeded = 50,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class MessageBatchResponseTests : SerializationTest
       Id = "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
       Type = "message_batch",
       ProcessingStatus = "in_progress",
-      RequestCounts = new MessageBatchRequestCounts
+      RequestCounts = new()
       {
         Processing = 100,
         Succeeded = 50,