diff --git a/frontend/src/business/components/api/definition/components/ApiVariable.vue b/frontend/src/business/components/api/definition/components/ApiVariable.vue
index db043c7c4b..ddd39b7208 100644
--- a/frontend/src/business/components/api/definition/components/ApiVariable.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/business/components/api/definition/components/ApiVariable.vue
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ export default {
           type: 'text',
           enable: true,
           uuid: this.uuid(),
+          required: false,
           contentType: 'text/plain'
         }));
       }