diff --git a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/credentials/QdrantApi.credentials.ts b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/credentials/QdrantApi.credentials.ts
index 26bb3e9bac53a..25c1bec32ad07 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/credentials/QdrantApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/nodes-langchain/credentials/QdrantApi.credentials.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export class QdrantApi implements ICredentialType {
 			name: 'apiKey',
 			type: 'string',
 			typeOptions: { password: true },
-			required: true,
+			required: false,
 			default: '',
 		},
 		{