diff --git a/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/market/MarketConfig.java b/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/market/MarketConfig.java
index b64870d1..04c78956 100644
--- a/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/market/MarketConfig.java
+++ b/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/market/MarketConfig.java
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@
 public class MarketConfig {
 
   @Schema(
-      requiredMode = Schema.RequiredMode.REQUIRED,
+      requiredMode = Schema.RequiredMode.NOT_REQUIRED,
       description =
-          "A unique identifier for the Market. Value must be an alphanumeric string. "
-              + "Underscores and dashes are also permitted.")
+          "A unique identifier for the Market. Value is an alphanumeric string. "
+              + "Underscores and dashes are also permitted. Do not set this field when creating "
+              + "a new MarketConfig using REST API - it will be generated by the bot.")
   private String id;
 
   @Schema(description = "An optional friendly name for the Market.")
diff --git a/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/strategy/StrategyConfig.java b/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/strategy/StrategyConfig.java
index a32ed2c8..30005c33 100644
--- a/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/strategy/StrategyConfig.java
+++ b/bxbot-domain-objects/src/main/java/com/gazbert/bxbot/domain/strategy/StrategyConfig.java
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@
 public class StrategyConfig {
 
   @Schema(
-      requiredMode = Schema.RequiredMode.REQUIRED,
+      requiredMode = Schema.RequiredMode.NOT_REQUIRED,
       description =
-          "A unique identifier for the Strategy. Value must be an alphanumeric string. "
-              + "Underscores and dashes are also permitted.")
+          "A unique identifier for the Strategy. Value is an alphanumeric string. "
+              + "Underscores and dashes are also permitted. Do not set this field when creating "
+              + "a new StrategyConfig using REST API - it will be generated by the bot.")
   private String id;
 
   @Schema(description = "An optional friendly name for the Strategy.")