diff --git a/components/operator/api/formance.com/v1beta1/payments_types.go b/components/operator/api/formance.com/v1beta1/payments_types.go
index 508ed755f1..ab18e4b517 100644
--- a/components/operator/api/formance.com/v1beta1/payments_types.go
+++ b/components/operator/api/formance.com/v1beta1/payments_types.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import (
 type PaymentsSpec struct {
 	StackDependency  `json:",inline"`
 	ModuleProperties `json:",inline"`
-	EncryptionKey    string `json:"encryptionKey"`
+	// +optional
+	EncryptionKey string `json:"encryptionKey"`
 	// +optional
 	Auth *AuthConfig `json:"auth,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/components/operator/config/crd/bases/formance.com_payments.yaml b/components/operator/config/crd/bases/formance.com_payments.yaml
index 77d273320c..36c40aa207 100644
--- a/components/operator/config/crd/bases/formance.com_payments.yaml
+++ b/components/operator/config/crd/bases/formance.com_payments.yaml
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ spec:
                 type: string
               version:
                 type: string
-            required:
-            - encryptionKey
             type: object
           status:
             description: PaymentsStatus defines the observed state of Payments