diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/processing/update_data.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/processing/update_data.py
index 606c1cfe4..11ced9168 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/processing/update_data.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/processing/update_data.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class UpdateDataComponent(Component):
             display_name="Data",
             info="The record to update.",
             is_list=True,  # Changed to True to handle list of Data objects
+            required=True,
         ),
         IntInput(
             name="number_of_fields",