diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a020450d..c1d209ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     * \#816 - fixed split link configuration saving to XML
     * \#823 - config services are now the default and only services available
     * \#842 - gRPC WLAN add node during runtime fixed
+    * \#875 - fix dataclass creation for python 3.11+
 * core-gui
     * fixed copy/paste nodes to include image name
     * adds root to xhost by default when running
diff --git a/daemon/core/api/grpc/wrappers.py b/daemon/core/api/grpc/wrappers.py
index 3298ac7a..9627fa67 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/grpc/wrappers.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/grpc/wrappers.py
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ class Node:
     name: str = None
     type: NodeType = NodeType.DEFAULT
     model: str = None
-    position: Position = Position(x=0, y=0)
+    position: Position = field(default_factory=lambda: Position(x=0, y=0))
     services: set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
     emane: str = None
     icon: str = None
@@ -729,8 +729,10 @@ class Session:
     dir: str = None
     user: str = None
     default_services: dict[str, set[str]] = field(default_factory=dict)
-    location: SessionLocation = SessionLocation(
-        x=0.0, y=0.0, z=0.0, lat=47.57917, lon=-122.13232, alt=2.0, scale=150.0
+    location: SessionLocation = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: SessionLocation(
+            x=0.0, y=0.0, z=0.0, lat=47.57917, lon=-122.13232, alt=2.0, scale=150.0
+        )
     )
     hooks: dict[str, Hook] = field(default_factory=dict)
     metadata: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
diff --git a/daemon/core/emulator/data.py b/daemon/core/emulator/data.py
index 525751ed..910bb8e9 100644
--- a/daemon/core/emulator/data.py
+++ b/daemon/core/emulator/data.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class LinkData:
     network_id: int = None
     iface1: InterfaceData = None
     iface2: InterfaceData = None
-    options: LinkOptions = LinkOptions()
+    options: LinkOptions = field(default_factory=LinkOptions)
     color: str = None
     source: str = None