diff --git a/src/services/__tests__/models/RequestBody.test.ts b/src/services/__tests__/models/RequestBody.test.ts
index e8720c9b..a77725d4 100644
--- a/src/services/__tests__/models/RequestBody.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/__tests__/models/RequestBody.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ describe('Models', () => {
       const consoleError = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'error');
       const req = new RequestBodyModel(props);
       expect(consoleError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(req).toEqual({ description: '', required: undefined });
+    });
+
+    test('should work with set required', () => {
+      const consoleError = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'error');
+      props.infoOrRef.required = false;
+      const req = new RequestBodyModel(props);
+      expect(consoleError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(req).toEqual({ description: '', required: false });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/services/models/RequestBody.ts b/src/services/models/RequestBody.ts
index ddb68d41..0b49cdc7 100644
--- a/src/services/models/RequestBody.ts
+++ b/src/services/models/RequestBody.ts
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ type RequestBodyProps = {
 
 export class RequestBodyModel {
   description: string;
-  required: boolean;
+  required?: boolean;
   content?: MediaContentModel;
 
   constructor({ parser, infoOrRef, options, isEvent }: RequestBodyProps) {
     const isRequest = !isEvent;
     const { resolved: info } = parser.deref(infoOrRef);
     this.description = info.description || '';
-    this.required = !!info.required;
+    this.required = info.required;
 
     const mediaContent = getContentWithLegacyExamples(info);
     if (mediaContent !== undefined) {