diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 3eeba179..6d8e0f90 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@
       "value": "false"
     },
     "RABBITMQ_URI": {
-      "description": "The URI for rabbitmq. (amqp://[username:password@]host[:port][/vhost])"
+      "description": "The URI for rabbitmq. (amqp://[username:password@]host[:port][/vhost])",
+      "required": false
     },
     "CONFIG_SESSION_PHONE_CLIENT": {
       "description": "The client name for the whatsapp web session.",