diff --git a/src/character-card-parser.js b/src/character-card-parser.js
index 3de1d3764..087285124 100644
--- a/src/character-card-parser.js
+++ b/src/character-card-parser.js
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ const write = (image, data) => {
         const v3Data = JSON.parse(data);
         v3Data.spec = 'chara_card_v3'
         v3Data.spec_version = '3.0'
-        if(v3Data.data && !v3Data.data.group_only_greetings){
-            v3Data.data.group_only_greetings = []
-        }
 
         const base64EncodedData = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(v3Data), 'utf8').toString('base64');
         chunks.splice(-1, 0, PNGtext.encode('ccv3', base64EncodedData));
diff --git a/src/endpoints/characters.js b/src/endpoints/characters.js
index e4f43367b..a4c9d1f9b 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/characters.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/characters.js
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ function charaFormatData(data, directories) {
     //_.set(char, 'data.extensions.avatar', 'none');
     //_.set(char, 'data.extensions.chat', data.ch_name + ' - ' + humanizedISO8601DateTime());
 
+    // V3 fields
+    _.set(char, 'data.group_only_greetings', data.group_only_greetings ?? [])
+
     if (data.world) {
         try {
             const file = readWorldInfoFile(directories, data.world, false);