diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/allowlist-request.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/allowlist-request.yml
index 15292eb37..20ad52b56 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/allowlist-request.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/allowlist-request.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ body:
         - label: Disabling these lists resolves the issue.
           required: true
         - label: I do not utilize a dedicated block page (e.g. NextDNS or ControlD block page) or a block mode that returns a custom IP for blocked domains. In my environment, blocked domains return a zero/null IP, or result in status NXDOMAIN or REFUSED for DNS resolutions.
-          required: true
+          required: false
  
   - type: dropdown
     id: devicetype