diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/imageBlock/imageBlock.py b/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/imageBlock/imageBlock.py
index 34ceab64..63fabcc7 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/imageBlock/imageBlock.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/imageBlock/imageBlock.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async def create_image_block(
     block = Block(
         activity_id=activity.id if activity.id else 0,
         block_type=BlockTypeEnum.BLOCK_IMAGE,
-        content=block_data.model_dump(),
+        content=block_data.dict(),
         org_id=org.id if org.id else 0,
         course_id=course.id if course.id else 0,
         block_uuid=block_uuid,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ async def get_image_block(
 
     if block:
 
-        block = BlockRead.model_validate(block)
+        block = BlockRead.from_orm(block)
         
         return block
     else:
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/pdfBlock/pdfBlock.py b/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/pdfBlock/pdfBlock.py
index 1d60a33b..4d69cc89 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/pdfBlock/pdfBlock.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/pdfBlock/pdfBlock.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async def create_pdf_block(
     block = Block(
         activity_id=activity.id if activity.id else 0,
         block_type=BlockTypeEnum.BLOCK_DOCUMENT_PDF,
-        content=block_data.model_dump(),
+        content=block_data.dict(),
         org_id=org.id if org.id else 0,
         course_id=course.id if course.id else 0,
         block_uuid=block_uuid,
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/videoBlock/videoBlock.py b/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/videoBlock/videoBlock.py
index da3d91f8..2e05ec01 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/videoBlock/videoBlock.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/blocks/block_types/videoBlock/videoBlock.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async def create_video_block(
     block = Block(
         activity_id=activity.id if activity.id else 0,
         block_type=BlockTypeEnum.BLOCK_VIDEO,
-        content=block_data.model_dump(),
+        content=block_data.dict(),
         org_id=org.id if org.id else 0,
         course_id=course.id if course.id else 0,
         block_uuid=block_uuid,