diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index df6d831fa4..243f453229 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ enum _UserOrdering {
 type User {
   id: ID!
   actorId: String
-  name: String!
+  name: String
   email: String! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)-[: PRIMARY_EMAIL]->(e: EmailAddress) RETURN e.email")
   slug: String!
   avatar: String