diff --git a/pyrogram/client/client.py b/pyrogram/client/client.py
index 119ecc11..8b0acd22 100644
--- a/pyrogram/client/client.py
+++ b/pyrogram/client/client.py
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ class Client(Methods, BaseClient):
                  version: int = 0,
                  size: int = None,
                  progress: callable = None,
-                 progress_args: tuple = None) -> str:
+                 progress_args: tuple = ()) -> str:
         with self.media_sessions_lock:
             session = self.media_sessions.get(dc_id, None)
 
diff --git a/pyrogram/client/methods/utilities/download_media.py b/pyrogram/client/methods/utilities/download_media.py
index 1453539c..9b6c554a 100644
--- a/pyrogram/client/methods/utilities/download_media.py
+++ b/pyrogram/client/methods/utilities/download_media.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DownloadMedia(BaseClient):
                        file_name: str = "",
                        block: bool = True,
                        progress: callable = None,
-                       progress_args: tuple = None):
+                       progress_args: tuple = ()):
         """Use this method to download the media from a Message.
 
         Args: