diff --git a/api/compose/spec.json b/api/compose/spec.json
index 7c47b5482..01799ec78 100644
--- a/api/compose/spec.json
+++ b/api/compose/spec.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                         {
                             "type": "string",
                             "name": "slug",
-                            "required": true,
+                            "required": false,
                             "title": "Slug (url path part)"
                         },
                         {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
                         {
                             "type": "string",
                             "name": "slug",
-                            "required": true,
+                            "required": false,
                             "title": "Slug (url path part)"
                         },
                         {
diff --git a/api/compose/spec/namespace.json b/api/compose/spec/namespace.json
index 8d830f702..93bdf68cf 100644
--- a/api/compose/spec/namespace.json
+++ b/api/compose/spec/namespace.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
           },
           {
             "name": "slug",
-            "required": true,
+            "required": false,
             "title": "Slug (url path part)",
             "type": "string"
           },
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
           },
           {
             "name": "slug",
-            "required": true,
+            "required": false,
             "title": "Slug (url path part)",
             "type": "string"
           },
diff --git a/docs/compose/README.md b/docs/compose/README.md
index 55e50b42e..69365ac20 100644
--- a/docs/compose/README.md
+++ b/docs/compose/README.md
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ Compose module definitions
 | Parameter | Type | Method | Description | Default | Required? |
 | --------- | ---- | ------ | ----------- | ------- | --------- |
 | name | string | POST | Name | N/A | YES |
-| slug | string | POST | Slug (url path part) | N/A | YES |
+| slug | string | POST | Slug (url path part) | N/A | NO |
 | enabled | bool | POST | Enabled | N/A | NO |
 | meta | sqlxTypes.JSONText | POST | Meta data | N/A | YES |
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Compose module definitions
 | --------- | ---- | ------ | ----------- | ------- | --------- |
 | namespaceID | uint64 | PATH | ID | N/A | YES |
 | name | string | POST | Name | N/A | YES |
-| slug | string | POST | Slug (url path part) | N/A | YES |
+| slug | string | POST | Slug (url path part) | N/A | NO |
 | enabled | bool | POST | Enabled | N/A | NO |
 | meta | sqlxTypes.JSONText | POST | Meta data | N/A | YES |
 | updatedAt | *time.Time | POST | Last update (or creation) date | N/A | NO |