diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/route.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/route.yaml
index 00756b15e..bfd72c548 100644
--- a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/route.yaml
+++ b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/route.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ spec:
       		path:          string
       		rewriteTarget: *"" | string
       	}]
-      	provider: *"" | string
+      	provider?: string
       }
       
diff --git a/hack/vela-templates/cue/route.cue b/hack/vela-templates/cue/route.cue
index 3a163b887..b20ae516d 100644
--- a/hack/vela-templates/cue/route.cue
+++ b/hack/vela-templates/cue/route.cue
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ parameter: {
 		path:          string
 		rewriteTarget: *"" | string
 	}]
-	provider: *"" | string
+	provider?: string
 }