diff --git a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/backup_types.go b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/backup_types.go
index be7f98ed..b4e24ce7 100644
--- a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/backup_types.go
+++ b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/backup_types.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type S3BackupConfig struct {
 	// Access key ID
 	AccessKey string `yaml:"access_key" json:"accessKey,omitempty"`
 	// Secret access key
-	SecretKey string `yaml:"secret_key" json:"secretKey,omitempty" norman:"required,type=password" `
+	SecretKey string `yaml:"secret_key" json:"secretKey,omitempty" norman:"type=password" `
 	// name of the bucket to use for backup
 	BucketName string `yaml:"bucket_name" json:"bucketName,omitempty"`
 	// AWS Region, AWS spcific