diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Entity/ThirdParty.php b/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Entity/ThirdParty.php
index 766c74a39..fff378cdb 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Entity/ThirdParty.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Entity/ThirdParty.php
@@ -198,13 +198,10 @@ class ThirdParty implements TrackCreationInterface, TrackUpdateInterface
     private ?string $email = null;
 
     /**
-     * @ORM\Column(name="firstname", type="string", length=255)
-     * @Assert\Length(min="2")
-     * @Assert\NotNull
-     * @Assert\NotBlank
+     * @ORM\Column(name="firstname", type="string", length=255, nullable=true)
      * @Groups({"read", "write", "docgen:read", "docgen:read:3party:parent"})
      */
-    private ?string $firstname = '';
+    private ?string $firstname = null;
 
     /**
      * @var int
@@ -463,7 +460,7 @@ class ThirdParty implements TrackCreationInterface, TrackUpdateInterface
         return $this->email;
     }
 
-    public function getFirstname(): string
+    public function getFirstname(): ?string
     {
         return $this->firstname;
     }
diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Form/ThirdPartyType.php b/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Form/ThirdPartyType.php
index 28e87c584..a15bdd634 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Form/ThirdPartyType.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillThirdPartyBundle/Form/ThirdPartyType.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class ThirdPartyType extends AbstractType
             $builder
                 ->add('firstname', TextType::class, [
                     'label' => 'firstname',
-                    'required' => true,
+                    'required' => false,
                 ])
                 ->add('civility', PickCivilityType::class, [
                     'label' => 'thirdparty.Civility',