diff --git a/charts/incubator/mongo-express/Chart.yaml b/charts/incubator/mongo-express/Chart.yaml
index 42144cc9fa5..f8413dc4c48 100644
--- a/charts/incubator/mongo-express/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/incubator/mongo-express/Chart.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sources:
   - https://github.com/truecharts/charts/tree/master/charts/incubator/mongo-express
   - https://github.com/mongo-express/mongo-express
 type: application
-version: 0.0.4
+version: 0.0.5
 annotations:
   truecharts.org/catagories: |
     - database
diff --git a/charts/incubator/mongo-express/questions.yaml b/charts/incubator/mongo-express/questions.yaml
index d3eebb0d738..b2c8d4eab09 100644
--- a/charts/incubator/mongo-express/questions.yaml
+++ b/charts/incubator/mongo-express/questions.yaml
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ questions:
                                         description: Database name
                                         schema:
                                           type: string
-                                          required: true
-                                          default: mongo-express
+                                          default: ""
                                       - variable: ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_AUTH_USERNAME
                                         label: MongoDB Database username
                                         description: Database username