diff --git a/timm/models/_hub.py b/timm/models/_hub.py
index a36321bf94..e3eafc48ce 100644
--- a/timm/models/_hub.py
+++ b/timm/models/_hub.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def push_to_hf_hub(
         model_config: Optional[dict] = None,
         model_card: Optional[dict] = None,
         model_args: Optional[dict] = None,
-        safe_serialization: Union[bool, Literal["both"]] = False,
+        safe_serialization: Union[bool, Literal["both"]] = 'both',
 ):
     """
     Arguments: