diff --git a/cmd/up.go b/cmd/up.go
index 4a9e1b30e3..d9e6786c1f 100644
--- a/cmd/up.go
+++ b/cmd/up.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func NewUpload() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&opts.Excludes, "excludes", "e", []string{}, "exclude the specified file extensions")
 
 	// completion and validation
-	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired(_chat)
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired(path)
 
 	return cmd