diff --git a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/db.py b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/db.py
index 1a3d98fd..0b35139b 100644
--- a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/db.py
+++ b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/db.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class StepModel(Base):
     name = Column(String)
     input = Column(String)
     status = Column(String)
+    output = Column(String)
     is_last = Column(Boolean, default=False)
     created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
     modified_at = Column(
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class StepModel(Base):
     )
 
     additional_input = Column(JSON)
+    additional_output = Column(JSON)
     artifacts = relationship("ArtifactModel", back_populates="step")
 
 
@@ -111,9 +113,11 @@ def convert_to_step(step_model: StepModel, debug_enabled: bool = False) -> Step:
         name=step_model.name,
         input=step_model.input,
         status=status,
+        output=step_model.output,
         artifacts=step_artifacts,
         is_last=step_model.is_last == 1,
         additional_input=step_model.additional_input,
+        additional_output=step_model.additional_output,
     )
 
 
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ class AgentDB:
             LOG.error(f"Unexpected error while getting task: {e}")
             raise
 
-    async def get_step(self, task_id: int, step_id: int) -> Step:
+    async def get_step(self, task_id: str, step_id: str) -> Step:
         if self.debug_enabled:
             LOG.debug(f"Getting step with task_id: {task_id} and step_id: {step_id}")
         try:
@@ -311,8 +315,10 @@ class AgentDB:
         self,
         task_id: str,
         step_id: str,
-        status: str,
-        additional_input: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = {},
+        status: Optional[str] = None,
+        output: Optional[str] = None,
+        additional_input: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        additional_output: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     ) -> Step:
         if self.debug_enabled:
             LOG.debug(f"Updating step with task_id: {task_id} and step_id: {step_id}")
@@ -323,8 +329,14 @@ class AgentDB:
                     .filter_by(task_id=task_id, step_id=step_id)
                     .first()
                 ):
-                    step.status = status
-                    step.additional_input = additional_input
+                    if status is not None:
+                        step.status = status
+                    if additional_input is not None:
+                        step.additional_input = additional_input
+                    if output is not None:
+                        step.output = output
+                    if additional_output is not None:
+                        step.additional_output = additional_output
                     session.commit()
                     return await self.get_step(task_id, step_id)
                 else:
diff --git a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/schema.py b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/schema.py
index de9919fa..1dc2e25e 100644
--- a/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/schema.py
+++ b/autogpts/forge/forge/sdk/schema.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class Step(StepRequestBody):
         description="Output of the task step.",
         example="I am going to use the write_to_file command and write Washington to a file called output.txt <write_to_file('output.txt', 'Washington')",
     )
-    additional_output: Optional[StepOutput] = {}
+    additional_output: Optional[StepOutput] = Field(default_factory=dict)
     artifacts: Optional[List[Artifact]] = Field(
         [], description="A list of artifacts that the step has produced."
     )