diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3d766e..1d7acf1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ services:
 |||||
 | TRANSMISSION__ENABLED | No | Enable or disable Transmission | true |
 | TRANSMISSION__URL | Yes if Transmission is enabled | Transmission instance url | http://localhost:9091 |
-| TRANSMISSION__USERNAME | Yes if Transmission is enabled | Transmission user | empty |
-| TRANSMISSION__PASSWORD | Yes if Transmission is enabled | Transmission password | empty |
+| TRANSMISSION__USERNAME | No | Transmission user | empty |
+| TRANSMISSION__PASSWORD | No | Transmission password | empty |
 |||||
 | SONARR__ENABLED | No | Whether Sonarr cleanup is enabled or not  | true |
 | SONARR__INSTANCES__0__URL | Yes | First Sonarr instance url | http://localhost:8989 |
diff --git a/code/Common/Configuration/TransmissionConfig.cs b/code/Common/Configuration/TransmissionConfig.cs
index 7d3b591..6c7ff22 100644
--- a/code/Common/Configuration/TransmissionConfig.cs
+++ b/code/Common/Configuration/TransmissionConfig.cs
@@ -23,15 +23,5 @@ public record TransmissionConfig
         {
             throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(Url));
         }
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Username))
-        {
-            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(Username));
-        }
-
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Password))
-        {
-            throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(Password));
-        }
     }
 }
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