diff --git a/xep-0060.xml b/xep-0060.xml
index d275c35c..afd8ff54 100644
--- a/xep-0060.xml
+++ b/xep-0060.xml
@@ -6590,7 +6590,7 @@ xmpp:pubsub.shakespeare.lit?pubsub;action=retrieve;node=princely_musings
       <xs:sequence>
         <xs:element ref='affiliation' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>
       </xs:sequence>
-      <xs:attribute name='node' type='xs:string' use='required'/>
+      <xs:attribute name='node' type='xs:string' use='optional'/>
     </xs:complexType>
   </xs:element>