diff --git a/helper.go b/helper.go
index 07e6f88..d828df7 100644
--- a/helper.go
+++ b/helper.go
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ func parseLXCProperties(data json.RawMessage) (*LXCProperties, error) {
 	if props.Hostname == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("name missing")
 	}
-	if props.OSTemplate == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ostemplate missing")
-	}
 	return &props, nil
 }
diff --git a/proxmox.go b/proxmox.go
index 959dbc5..d511bda 100644
--- a/proxmox.go
+++ b/proxmox.go
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) Read(ctx context.Context, req *resource.ReadRequest) (*resource
 		VMID:        req.NativeID,
 		Hostname:    lxcdata.Hostname,
 		Description: lxcdata.Description,
+		OSTemplate:  "",
 	}
 
 	propsJSON, err := json.Marshal(properties)
diff --git a/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl b/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl
index 73c2ded..48a4f86 100644
--- a/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl
+++ b/schema/pkl/proxmox.pkl
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ class LXC extends formae.Resource {
         createOnly = true
         writeOnly = true
     }
-    ostemplate: String
+    ostemplate: String?
 
     @formae.FieldHint {}
     hostname: String
 
     @formae.FieldHint {}
-    description: String = "No description"
+    description: String?
 
 }
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index eb7d291..e4a7fcd 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type LXCProperties struct {
 	VMID        string `json:"vmid"`
 	Hostname    string `json:"hostname"`
 	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
-	OSTemplate  string `json:"ostemplate"`
+	OSTemplate  string `json:"ostemplate,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ReadRequest struct {