diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.exists_template.json b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.exists_template.json
index 96c4c53cd9d..3fb9d1e207e 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.exists_template.json
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/api/indices.exists_template.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "parts": {
         "name": {
           "type": "list",
-          "required": false,
+          "required": true,
           "description": "The comma separated names of the index templates"
         }
       },