diff --git a/packages/contact-manager/src/types/IContactManager.ts b/packages/contact-manager/src/types/IContactManager.ts
index 65221913f..c1f9dfe73 100644
--- a/packages/contact-manager/src/types/IContactManager.ts
+++ b/packages/contact-manager/src/types/IContactManager.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export type UpdateRelationshipArgs = {
 
 export type AddContactTypeArgs = {
   type: ContactTypeEnum
-  origin?: PartyOrigin
+  origin: PartyOrigin
   name: string
   tenantId: string
   description?: string
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts
index a73d7ac10..cc37216ff 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/entities/contact/PartyTypeEntity.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class PartyTypeEntity {
   type!: PartyTypeEnum
 
   @Column('simple-enum', { name: 'origin', enum: PartyOrigin, default: 'external', nullable: false, unique: false })
-  origin: PartyOrigin
+  origin!: PartyOrigin
 
   @Column({ name: 'name', length: 255, nullable: false, unique: true })
   @IsNotEmpty({ message: 'Blank names are not allowed' })
diff --git a/packages/data-store/src/types/contact/IAbstractContactStore.ts b/packages/data-store/src/types/contact/IAbstractContactStore.ts
index ca3e97039..b54ad487b 100644
--- a/packages/data-store/src/types/contact/IAbstractContactStore.ts
+++ b/packages/data-store/src/types/contact/IAbstractContactStore.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export type UpdateRelationshipArgs = {
 
 export type AddPartyTypeArgs = {
   type: PartyTypeEnum
-  origin?: PartyOrigin
+  origin: PartyOrigin
   name: string
   tenantId: string
   description?: string