diff --git a/Other/fail-overdue.py b/Other/fail-overdue.py
index 32d1945..07aea9c 100755
--- a/Other/fail-overdue.py
+++ b/Other/fail-overdue.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument('--api', required=True, default='http://localhost:5665', help='Base Icinga2 API.')
+    parser.add_argument('--api', default='http://localhost:5665', help='Base Icinga2 API.')
     parser.add_argument('--insecure', action='store_true', help='Disable SSL verification.')
     parser.add_argument('--username', default='icingaweb2', help='API username.')
     parser.add_argument('--password', required=True, help='API password.')