diff --git a/test/infrastructure/docker/api/v1alpha3/dockermachine_types.go b/test/infrastructure/docker/api/v1alpha3/dockermachine_types.go
index dce7fed5d209..56e8e8f89fe4 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/docker/api/v1alpha3/dockermachine_types.go
+++ b/test/infrastructure/docker/api/v1alpha3/dockermachine_types.go
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ type DockerMachineSpec struct {
 // DockerMachineStatus defines the observed state of DockerMachine
 type DockerMachineStatus struct {
 	// Ready denotes that the machine (docker container) is ready
+	// +optional
 	Ready bool `json:"ready"`
+
 	// LoadBalancerConfigured denotes that the machine has been
 	// added to the load balancer
 	// +optional
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/docker/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_dockermachines.yaml b/test/infrastructure/docker/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_dockermachines.yaml
index e2a87f85cbb5..1608397af75d 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/docker/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_dockermachines.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/docker/config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_dockermachines.yaml
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ spec:
                 description: Ready denotes that the machine (docker container) is
                   ready
                 type: boolean
-            required:
-            - ready
             type: object
         type: object
     served: true