diff --git a/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/identityProvider.schema.mdx b/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/identityProvider.schema.mdx
index c0cbab9e..988cffcb 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/identityProvider.schema.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/identityProvider.schema.mdx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
diff --git a/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/index.schema.mdx b/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/index.schema.mdx
index 0bc6281b..d43562fa 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/index.schema.mdx
+++ b/docs/snippets/schemas/v3/index.schema.mdx
@@ -4512,7 +4512,7 @@
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
@@ -4626,7 +4626,7 @@
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
@@ -5169,7 +5169,7 @@
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
@@ -5283,7 +5283,7 @@
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
diff --git a/packages/schemas/src/v3/identityProvider.schema.ts b/packages/schemas/src/v3/identityProvider.schema.ts
index 9a3b9373..0dd3ddc4 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/src/v3/identityProvider.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/schemas/src/v3/identityProvider.schema.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const schema = {
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ const schema = {
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ const schema = {
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ const schema = {
         },
         "required": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "default": true
+          "default": false
         }
       },
       "required": [
diff --git a/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts b/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts
index 4da1b5e9..a6bdd2f6 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts
@@ -4511,7 +4511,7 @@ const schema = {
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
@@ -4625,7 +4625,7 @@ const schema = {
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
@@ -5168,7 +5168,7 @@ const schema = {
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
@@ -5282,7 +5282,7 @@ const schema = {
               },
               "required": {
                 "type": "boolean",
-                "default": true
+                "default": false
               }
             },
             "required": [
diff --git a/packages/web/src/ee/features/permissionSyncing/actions.ts b/packages/web/src/ee/features/permissionSyncing/actions.ts
index 59ac61c4..08779d69 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/ee/features/permissionSyncing/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/ee/features/permissionSyncing/actions.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const getIntegrationProviderStates = async () => sew(() =>
                     );
 
                     const isLinked = !!linkedAccount;
-                    const isRequired = integrationProviderConfig.required ?? true;
+                    const isRequired = integrationProviderConfig.required ?? false;
                     const providerError = providerErrors?.[integrationProviderConfig.provider];
 
                     integrationProviderState.push({
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export const unlinkIntegrationProvider = async (provider: string) => sew(() =>
 
             // If we're unlinking a required identity provider then we want to wipe the optional skip cookie if it exists so that we give the
             // user the option of linking optional providers in the same link accounts screen
-            const isRequired = providerConfig.required ?? true;
+            const isRequired = providerConfig.required ?? false;
             if (isRequired) {
                 const cookieStore = await cookies();
                 cookieStore.delete(OPTIONAL_PROVIDERS_LINK_SKIPPED_COOKIE_NAME);
diff --git a/packages/web/src/ee/features/sso/sso.ts b/packages/web/src/ee/features/sso/sso.ts
index 579f7ceb..2e925f18 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/ee/features/sso/sso.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/ee/features/sso/sso.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ export const getEEIdentityProviders = async (): Promise<IdentityProvider[]> => {
             const clientId = await getTokenFromConfig(providerConfig.clientId);
             const clientSecret = await getTokenFromConfig(providerConfig.clientSecret);
             const baseUrl = providerConfig.baseUrl ? await getTokenFromConfig(providerConfig.baseUrl) : undefined;
-            providers.push({ provider: createGitHubProvider(clientId, clientSecret, baseUrl), purpose: providerConfig.purpose, required: providerConfig.required ?? true });
+            providers.push({ provider: createGitHubProvider(clientId, clientSecret, baseUrl), purpose: providerConfig.purpose, required: providerConfig.required ?? false});
         }
         if (identityProvider.provider === "gitlab") {
             const providerConfig = identityProvider as GitLabIdentityProviderConfig;
             const clientId = await getTokenFromConfig(providerConfig.clientId);
             const clientSecret = await getTokenFromConfig(providerConfig.clientSecret);
             const baseUrl = providerConfig.baseUrl ? await getTokenFromConfig(providerConfig.baseUrl) : undefined;
-            providers.push({ provider: createGitLabProvider(clientId, clientSecret, baseUrl), purpose: providerConfig.purpose, required: providerConfig.required ?? true });
+            providers.push({ provider: createGitLabProvider(clientId, clientSecret, baseUrl), purpose: providerConfig.purpose, required: providerConfig.required ?? false});
         }
         if (identityProvider.provider === "google") {
             const providerConfig = identityProvider as GoogleIdentityProviderConfig;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/lib/identityProviders.ts b/packages/web/src/lib/identityProviders.ts
index dace28aa..d35cd2db 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/lib/identityProviders.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/lib/identityProviders.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ export const getIdentityProviderMetadata = (): IdentityProviderMetadata[] => {
                 id: providerInfo.id,
                 name: providerInfo.name,
                 purpose: provider.purpose,
-                required: provider.required ?? true,
+                required: provider.required ?? false,
             };
         } else {
             return {
                 id: provider.provider.id,
                 name: provider.provider.name,
                 purpose: provider.purpose,
-                required: provider.required ?? true,
+                required: provider.required ?? false,
             };
         }
     });
diff --git a/schemas/v3/identityProvider.json b/schemas/v3/identityProvider.json
index 2c46f8c2..3eeeef96 100644
--- a/schemas/v3/identityProvider.json
+++ b/schemas/v3/identityProvider.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                 },
                 "required": {
                     "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": true
+                    "default": false
                 }
             },
             "required": ["provider", "purpose", "clientId", "clientSecret"]
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 },
                 "required": {
                     "type": "boolean",
-                    "default": true
+                    "default": false 
                 }
             },
             "required": ["provider", "purpose", "clientId", "clientSecret"]