diff --git a/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx b/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx
index 7690c452c9..5102a4384d 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/api-gateway/configuration/gatewayclass.mdx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The `GatewayClass` resource is a generic Kubernetes gateway object. For configur
 The following outline shows how to format the configurations in the `GatewayClass` object. Click on a property name to view details about the configuration.
 
 * [`controllerName`](#controllername): string | required
-* [`parametersRef`](#parametersref): object | required
+* [`parametersRef`](#parametersref): object | optional
   * [`group`](#parametersref): string | required if `parametersRef` is set
   * [`kind`](#parametersref): string | required if `parametersRef` is set
   * [`name`](#parametersref): string | required if `parametersRef` is set
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The following outline shows how to format the configurations in the `GatewayClas
 This topic provides details about the configuration parameters.
 
 ### controllerName
-Specifies the name of the controller that manages the gateways generated by this class. 
+Specifies the name of the controller that manages the gateways generated by this class.
 The value must always be `hashicorp.com/consul-api-gateway-controller`.
 
 * Type: string
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ Defines an API object that references additional configurations required by the
 | `kind` | Specifies the type of Kubernetes object that the `parametersRef` configuration defines. <br/>The value must always be `GatewayClassConfig`. <br/> This `parametersRef.kind` is always the same across all deployments of Consul API Gateway. | String | Required |
 | `name` | Specfies a name for the `GatewayClassConfig` object. | String | Required |
 
+* Required: optional
+
 ### description
-Specifies a human-readable description of the gateway class. We recommend using the description field to describe the gateway class's purpose. 
+Specifies a human-readable description of the gateway class. We recommend using the description field to describe the gateway class's purpose.
 
 * Type: string
 * Required: optional