diff --git a/crates/goose/src/providers/azure.rs b/crates/goose/src/providers/azure.rs
index 346ebeecf0..d26d3196bd 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/providers/azure.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/providers/azure.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Provider for AzureProvider {
                 ConfigKey::new("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT", true, false, None),
                 ConfigKey::new("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME", true, false, None),
                 ConfigKey::new("AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION", true, false, Some("2024-10-21")),
-                ConfigKey::new("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY", true, true, Some("")),
+                ConfigKey::new("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY", false, true, Some("")),
             ],
         )
     }