diff --git a/backend/python/app/sources/external/microsoft/one_note/one_note.py b/backend/python/app/sources/external/microsoft/one_note/one_note.py
index 76dbc9ad19..a0e310e7a0 100644
--- a/backend/python/app/sources/external/microsoft/one_note/one_note.py
+++ b/backend/python/app/sources/external/microsoft/one_note/one_note.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 import json
 import logging
 from dataclasses import asdict
@@ -2725,27 +2723,33 @@ async def groups_onenote_notebooks_section_groups_sections_update_pages_content(
         """
         # Build query parameters including OData for OneNote
         try:
-            # Use typed query parameters
-            query_params = RequestConfiguration()
-            # Set query parameters using typed object properties
-            if select:
-                query_params.select = select if isinstance(select, list) else [select]
-            if expand:
-                query_params.expand = expand if isinstance(expand, list) else [expand]
-            if filter:
-                query_params.filter = filter
-            if orderby:
-                query_params.orderby = orderby
-            if search:
-                query_params.search = search
-            if top is not None:
-                query_params.top = top
-            if skip is not None:
-                query_params.skip = skip
-
-            # Create proper typed request configuration
+            # Use a single RequestConfiguration object for both headers and query parameters.
             config = RequestConfiguration()
-            config.query_parameters = query_params
+
+            # Only allocate and assign query_parameters when necessary
+            any_query_param = (
+                select or expand or filter is not None or orderby is not None or
+                search is not None or top is not None or skip is not None
+            )
+            if any_query_param:
+                query_params = RequestConfiguration()
+                # Set query parameters using typed object properties
+                if select:
+                    query_params.select = select if isinstance(select, list) else [select]
+                if expand:
+                    query_params.expand = expand if isinstance(expand, list) else [expand]
+                if filter is not None:
+                    query_params.filter = filter
+                if orderby is not None:
+                    query_params.orderby = orderby
+                if search is not None:
+                    query_params.search = search
+                if top is not None:
+                    query_params.top = top
+                if skip is not None:
+                    query_params.skip = skip
+
+                config.query_parameters = query_params
 
             if headers:
                 config.headers = headers