diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/components/documentloaders/GatherRecords.py b/src/backend/langflow/components/documentloaders/GatherRecords.py
index e25a2d189..745d0655b 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/components/documentloaders/GatherRecords.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/components/documentloaders/GatherRecords.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from concurrent import futures
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from langflow import CustomComponent
 from langflow.schema import Record
@@ -12,21 +12,30 @@ class GatherRecordsComponent(CustomComponent):
 
     def build_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
+            "path": {"display_name": "Path"},
+            "types": {
+                "display_name": "Types",
+                "info": "File types to load. Leave empty to load all types.",
+            },
+            "depth": {"display_name": "Depth", "info": "Depth to search for files."},
+            "max_concurrency": {"display_name": "Max Concurrency", "advanced": True},
             "load_hidden": {
-                "display_name": "Load Hidden Files",
-                "value": False,
+                "display_name": "Load Hidden",
                 "advanced": True,
+                "info": "If true, hidden files will be loaded.",
             },
-            "max_concurrency": {
-                "display_name": "Max Concurrency",
-                "value": 10,
+            "recursive": {
+                "display_name": "Recursive",
                 "advanced": True,
+                "info": "If true, the search will be recursive.",
+            },
+            "silent_errors": {
+                "display_name": "Silent Errors",
+                "advanced": True,
+                "info": "If true, errors will not raise an exception.",
             },
-            "path": {"display_name": "Local Directory"},
-            "recursive": {"display_name": "Recursive", "value": True, "advanced": True},
             "use_multithreading": {
                 "display_name": "Use Multithreading",
-                "value": True,
                 "advanced": True,
             },
         }
@@ -61,7 +70,9 @@ class GatherRecordsComponent(CustomComponent):
 
         glob = "**/*" if recursive else "*"
         paths = walk_level(path_obj, depth) if depth else path_obj.glob(glob)
-        file_paths = [str(p) for p in paths if p.is_file() and match_types(p) and is_not_hidden(p)]
+        file_paths = [
+            str(p) for p in paths if p.is_file() and match_types(p) and is_not_hidden(p)
+        ]
 
         return file_paths
 
@@ -91,13 +102,20 @@ class GatherRecordsComponent(CustomComponent):
         use_multithreading: bool,
     ) -> List[Record]:
         if use_multithreading:
-            records = self.parallel_load_records(file_paths, silent_errors, max_concurrency)
+            records = self.parallel_load_records(
+                file_paths, silent_errors, max_concurrency
+            )
         else:
-            records = [self.parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors) for file_path in file_paths]
+            records = [
+                self.parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors)
+                for file_path in file_paths
+            ]
         records = list(filter(None, records))
         return records
 
-    def parallel_load_records(self, file_paths: List[str], silent_errors: bool, max_concurrency: int) -> List[Record]:
+    def parallel_load_records(
+        self, file_paths: List[str], silent_errors: bool, max_concurrency: int
+    ) -> List[Record]:
         with futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_concurrency) as executor:
             loaded_files = executor.map(
                 lambda file_path: self.parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors),
@@ -108,7 +126,7 @@ class GatherRecordsComponent(CustomComponent):
     def build(
         self,
         path: str,
-        types: List[str] = None,
+        types: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         depth: int = 0,
         max_concurrency: int = 2,
         load_hidden: bool = False,
@@ -116,14 +134,23 @@ class GatherRecordsComponent(CustomComponent):
         silent_errors: bool = False,
         use_multithreading: bool = True,
     ) -> List[Record]:
+        if types is None:
+            types = []
         resolved_path = self.resolve_path(path)
-        file_paths = self.retrieve_file_paths(resolved_path, types, load_hidden, recursive, depth)
+        file_paths = self.retrieve_file_paths(
+            resolved_path, types, load_hidden, recursive, depth
+        )
         loaded_records = []
 
         if use_multithreading:
-            loaded_records = self.parallel_load_records(file_paths, silent_errors, max_concurrency)
+            loaded_records = self.parallel_load_records(
+                file_paths, silent_errors, max_concurrency
+            )
         else:
-            loaded_records = [self.parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors) for file_path in file_paths]
+            loaded_records = [
+                self.parse_file_to_record(file_path, silent_errors)
+                for file_path in file_paths
+            ]
         loaded_records = list(filter(None, loaded_records))
         self.status = loaded_records
         return loaded_records