diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb
index 4a1a9a778e2..acb517879da 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/api_schema.rb
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ApiSchema < VCAP::Config
           },
 
           staging: {
-            auth: {
+            optional(:auth) => {
               user: String,
               password: String
             },
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb
index 9f0e735f686..79c8de01bee 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/clock_schema.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ClockSchema < VCAP::Config
           },
 
           staging: {
-            auth: {
+            optional(:auth) => {
               user: String,
               password: String
             },
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb
index e582c6519a2..11814cea8f0 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/deployment_updater_schema.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class DeploymentUpdaterSchema < VCAP::Config
           },
 
           staging: {
-            auth: {
+            optional(:auth) => {
               user: String,
               password: String
             },
diff --git a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb
index f678bf6039b..c60807a5f75 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_controller/config_schemas/worker_schema.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class WorkerSchema < VCAP::Config
           },
 
           staging: {
-            auth: {
+            optional(:auth) => {
               user: String,
               password: String
             },