diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/v4beta1/requirements.go b/pkg/apis/core/v4beta1/requirements.go
index 24ecd29..130079f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/v4beta1/requirements.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/v4beta1/requirements.go
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ type AutoUpdateConfig struct {
 	// Enabled autoupdate
 	Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
 	// Schedule cron of auto updates
-	Schedule string `json:"schedule,omitempty"`
+	Schedule string `json:"schedule"`
 	// AutoMerge if enabled lets auto merge any generated update PullRequests on the dev cluster git repository
 	AutoMerge bool `json:"autoMerge,omitempty"`
 }