diff --git a/powertrain_build/config.py b/powertrain_build/config.py
index dfcc439..ed7b461 100644
--- a/powertrain_build/config.py
+++ b/powertrain_build/config.py
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ class ProcessHandler:
             title='Operation mode',
             dest='mode',
             help="Run chosen files on in a number of directories",
-            required=True,
         )
         dir_parser = subparser.add_parser(
             'models',