diff --git a/api/v1beta3/auth_config_types.go b/api/v1beta3/auth_config_types.go
index 31424185..53a9eae7 100644
--- a/api/v1beta3/auth_config_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta3/auth_config_types.go
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ type PlainIdentitySpec struct {
 	// Simple path selector to fetch content from the authorization JSON (e.g. 'request.method') or a string template with variables that resolve to patterns (e.g. "Hello, {auth.identity.name}!").
 	// Any pattern supported by https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tidwall/gjson can be used.
 	// The following Authorino custom modifiers are supported: @extract:{sep:" ",pos:0}, @replace{old:"",new:""}, @case:upper|lower, @base64:encode|decode and @strip.
-	Selector string `json:"selector"`
+	Selector string `json:"selector,omitempty"`
 
 	Expression CelExpression `json:"expression,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ type HttpEndpointSpec struct {
 	// The value can include variable placeholders in the format "{selector}", where "selector" is any pattern supported
 	// by https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tidwall/gjson and selects value from the authorization JSON.
 	// E.g. https://ext-auth-server.io/metadata?p={request.path}
-	Url string `json:"url"`
+	Url string `json:"url,omitempty"`
 
 	UrlExpression CelExpression `json:"urlExpression,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/install/crd/authorino.kuadrant.io_authconfigs.yaml b/install/crd/authorino.kuadrant.io_authconfigs.yaml
index 5d7f18c3..c658c8f8 100644
--- a/install/crd/authorino.kuadrant.io_authconfigs.yaml
+++ b/install/crd/authorino.kuadrant.io_authconfigs.yaml
@@ -2620,8 +2620,6 @@ spec:
                             Any pattern supported by https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tidwall/gjson can be used.
                             The following Authorino custom modifiers are supported: @extract:{sep:" ",pos:0}, @replace{old:"",new:""}, @case:upper|lower, @base64:encode|decode and @strip.
                           type: string
-                      required:
-                      - selector
                       type: object
                     priority:
                       default: 0
@@ -3125,8 +3123,6 @@ spec:
                               type: string
                             urlExpression:
                               type: string
-                          required:
-                          - url
                           type: object
                         rego:
                           description: |-
@@ -3587,8 +3583,6 @@ spec:
                           type: string
                         urlExpression:
                           type: string
-                      required:
-                      - url
                       type: object
                     metrics:
                       default: false
@@ -3890,8 +3884,6 @@ spec:
                           type: string
                         urlExpression:
                           type: string
-                      required:
-                      - url
                       type: object
                     metrics:
                       default: false
diff --git a/install/manifests.yaml b/install/manifests.yaml
index d8ec8689..a0ed239b 100644
--- a/install/manifests.yaml
+++ b/install/manifests.yaml
@@ -2887,8 +2887,6 @@ spec:
                             Any pattern supported by https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tidwall/gjson can be used.
                             The following Authorino custom modifiers are supported: @extract:{sep:" ",pos:0}, @replace{old:"",new:""}, @case:upper|lower, @base64:encode|decode and @strip.
                           type: string
-                      required:
-                      - selector
                       type: object
                     priority:
                       default: 0
@@ -3433,8 +3431,6 @@ spec:
                               type: string
                             urlExpression:
                               type: string
-                          required:
-                          - url
                           type: object
                         rego:
                           description: |-
@@ -3943,8 +3939,6 @@ spec:
                           type: string
                         urlExpression:
                           type: string
-                      required:
-                      - url
                       type: object
                     metrics:
                       default: false
@@ -4259,8 +4253,6 @@ spec:
                           type: string
                         urlExpression:
                           type: string
-                      required:
-                      - url
                       type: object
                     metrics:
                       default: false