diff --git a/lib/shared/schemaValidation.ts b/lib/shared/schemaValidation.ts
index 2821b978..11d6b92b 100644
--- a/lib/shared/schemaValidation.ts
+++ b/lib/shared/schemaValidation.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const PostUserSchema = () => {
     password: z.string().min(8).max(2048).optional(),
     email: emailEnabled
       ? z.string().trim().email().toLowerCase()
-      : z.string().optional(),
+      : z.string().nullish(),
     username: emailEnabled
       ? z.string().optional()
       : z
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const UpdateUserSchema = () => {
     name: z.string().trim().min(1).max(50).optional(),
     email: emailEnabled
       ? z.string().trim().email().toLowerCase()
-      : z.string().optional(),
+      : z.string().nullish(),
     username: z
       .string()
       .trim()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4d70159..9d2b7992 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "linkwarden",
-  "version": "v2.8.2",
+  "version": "v2.8.3",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": "https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden.git",
   "author": "Daniel31X13 <daniel31x13@gmail.com>",