diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/90_bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/90_bug_report.yml
index b553a1ff..9820deea 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/90_bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/90_bug_report.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ body:
       label: What did you expect to see?
       description: What did you expect to see/happen instead?
     validations:
-      required: true
+      required: false
   - type: textarea
     id: steps
     attributes: