diff --git a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go
index 99a9471..ef0a3b0 100644
--- a/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go
+++ b/geoserver/resource_geoserver_featuretype.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func resourceGeoserverFeatureType() *schema.Resource {
 			},
 			"attribute": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
-				Required: true,
+				Optional: true,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 						"name": {