diff --git a/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/deployment-schema.yaml b/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/deployment-schema.yaml
index 60c9cfbb..ddd0e175 100644
--- a/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/deployment-schema.yaml
+++ b/riocli/jsonschema/schemas/deployment-schema.yaml
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ definitions:
                   - always
                   - onfailure
                   - never
-                default: always
               envArgs:
                 type: array
                 items: