diff --git a/examples/config-file/zarf.yaml b/examples/config-file/zarf.yaml
index cee0eb1852..979e8963a3 100644
--- a/examples/config-file/zarf.yaml
+++ b/examples/config-file/zarf.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ components:
           - simple-configmap.yaml
 
   - name: zebra
+    optional: true
     # Notice this string is wrapped in quotes, as Zarf variables use #### as a delimiter, which is also used in YAML for comments
     description: "This is a zebra and they have ###ZARF_PKG_TMPL_ZEBRA###"
 
   - name: leopard
+    optional: true
     description: "This is a leopard and they have ###ZARF_PKG_TMPL_LEOPARD###"
diff --git a/src/test/packages/00-no-components/zarf.yaml b/src/test/packages/00-no-components/zarf.yaml
index 78d89b650f..33fd9a27b8 100644
--- a/src/test/packages/00-no-components/zarf.yaml
+++ b/src/test/packages/00-no-components/zarf.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ metadata:
 
 components:
 - name: deselect-me
+  optional: true
   default: true
 
 - name: optional
+  optional: true