diff --git a/perxis/collections/helpers.py b/perxis/collections/helpers.py
index 44c99f8dceef08f1ca76c0983638528370056bb0..28a74e449686e759ba86fa23499b7bed2ee881a0 100644
--- a/perxis/collections/helpers.py
+++ b/perxis/collections/helpers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from perxis.collections import collections_pb2
-from typing import TypedDict
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
 from typing_extensions import deprecated
 
 
@@ -22,11 +22,18 @@ def make_collection_instances(
     return collections
 
 
-class CollectionProps(TypedDict):
-   single: bool
-   system: bool
-   no_data: bool
-   hidden: bool
+@dataclass
+class CollectionProps:
+   single: bool = False
+   system: bool = False
+   no_data: bool = False
+   hidden: bool = False
+   no_revisions: bool = False
+   no_archive: bool = False
+   no_publish: bool = False
+
+   def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+       return asdict(self)  # noqa
 
 
 def init_collections(
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ def init_collections(
             collection_schema = file.read()
 
         kwargs = {
-            **(collections_settings_mapping.get(collection_id) or {}),
+            **(collections_settings_mapping.get(collection_id).to_dict()),
             "id": collection_id,
             "name": collection_name,
             "schema": collection_schema,