diff --git a/config/khoj_sample.yml b/config/khoj_sample.yml
index e6ba8b8e..e6838b8c 100644
--- a/config/khoj_sample.yml
+++ b/config/khoj_sample.yml
@@ -35,15 +35,18 @@ search-type:
   symmetric:
     encoder: "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2"
     cross-encoder: "cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2"
+    encoder-type: sentence_transformers.SentenceTransformer
     model_directory: "~/.khoj/search/symmetric/"
 
   asymmetric:
     encoder: "sentence-transformers/multi-qa-MiniLM-L6-cos-v1"
     cross-encoder: "cross-encoder/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2"
+    encoder-type: sentence_transformers.SentenceTransformer
     model_directory: "~/.khoj/search/asymmetric/"
 
   image:
     encoder: "sentence-transformers/clip-ViT-B-32"
+    encoder-type: sentence_transformers.SentenceTransformer
     model_directory: "~/.khoj/search/image/"
 
 processor: