diff --git a/aurora/models/base.py b/aurora/models/base.py
index 7cf8ab1..7f91e34 100644
--- a/aurora/models/base.py
+++ b/aurora/models/base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class AuroraBaseModel(BaseModel):
 
     def to_json(self, indent: int | None = None, file: Any | None = None, **kwargs):
         from ..utilities.json import dump, dumps  # pylint: disable=cyclic-import
-        return dump(self.dump(), file, indent=indent, **kwargs) if file else dumps(self.model_dump(exclude={"bot"}), indent=indent, **kwargs)
+        return dump(self.dump(), file, indent=indent, **kwargs) if file else dumps(self.dump(), indent=indent, **kwargs)
 
 class AuroraGuildModel(AuroraBaseModel):
     """Subclass of AuroraBaseModel that includes a guild_id attribute and a guild attribute, and a modified to_json() method to match."""