diff --git a/riocli/jsonschema/validate.py b/riocli/jsonschema/validate.py
index 67da70f6..2c5f24cf 100644
--- a/riocli/jsonschema/validate.py
+++ b/riocli/jsonschema/validate.py
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ def set_defaults(validator, properties, instance, schema):
         for p, sub_schema in properties.items():
             if "default" not in sub_schema:
                 continue
-
-            # Skip if property is not in instance
-            if p not in instance:
-                continue
-
             if isinstance(instance, dict):
                 instance.setdefault(p, sub_schema["default"])
             if isinstance(instance, list):