diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/main.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/main.py
index 241cd7dbe8..c301d0b7c8 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/main.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import ftfy
 import sys
 import json
 
+from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
 from langchain_community.document_loaders import (
     AzureAIDocumentIntelligenceLoader,
     BSHTMLLoader,
@@ -327,7 +328,6 @@ class Loader:
         elif (
             self.engine == "document_intelligence"
             and self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT") != ""
-            and self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_KEY") != ""
             and (
                 file_ext in ["pdf", "xls", "xlsx", "docx", "ppt", "pptx"]
                 or file_content_type
@@ -340,11 +340,18 @@ class Loader:
                 ]
             )
         ):
-            loader = AzureAIDocumentIntelligenceLoader(
-                file_path=file_path,
-                api_endpoint=self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT"),
-                api_key=self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_KEY"),
-            )
+            if self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_KEY") != "":
+                loader = AzureAIDocumentIntelligenceLoader(
+                    file_path=file_path,
+                    api_endpoint=self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT"),
+                    api_key=self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_KEY"),
+                )
+            else:
+                loader = AzureAIDocumentIntelligenceLoader(
+                    file_path=file_path,
+                    api_endpoint=self.kwargs.get("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT"),
+                    azure_credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
+                )
         elif (
             self.engine == "mistral_ocr"
             and self.kwargs.get("MISTRAL_OCR_API_KEY") != ""
diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
index f6e0fa9659..d3a244fa45 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/Documents.svelte
@@ -185,10 +185,9 @@
 
 		if (
 			RAGConfig.CONTENT_EXTRACTION_ENGINE === 'document_intelligence' &&
-			(RAGConfig.DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT === '' ||
-				RAGConfig.DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_KEY === '')
+			RAGConfig.DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT === ''
 		) {
-			toast.error($i18n.t('Document Intelligence endpoint and key required.'));
+			toast.error($i18n.t('Document Intelligence endpoint required.'));
 			return;
 		}
 		if (
@@ -644,6 +643,7 @@
 								<SensitiveInput
 									placeholder={$i18n.t('Enter Document Intelligence Key')}
 									bind:value={RAGConfig.DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_KEY}
+									required={false}
 								/>
 							</div>
 						{:else if RAGConfig.CONTENT_EXTRACTION_ENGINE === 'mistral_ocr'}