diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
index 3f2f09e3b..850f0de26 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.somfytahoma/src/main/resources/OH-INF/config/config.xml
@@ -5,33 +5,29 @@
 	xsi:schemaLocation="https://openhab.org/schemas/config-description/v1.0.0 https://openhab.org/schemas/config-description-1.0.0.xsd">
 
 	<config-description uri="thing-type:somfytahoma:device">
-		<parameter name="url" type="text">
+		<parameter name="url" type="text" required="true">
 			<label>Somfy Tahoma Device URL</label>
 			<description>The identifier of this Somfy device</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
 
 	<config-description uri="thing-type:somfytahoma:gateway">
-		<parameter name="id" type="text">
+		<parameter name="id" type="text" required="true">
 			<label>Somfy Tahoma Gateway ID</label>
 			<description>The identifier of this Somfy gateway</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 	</config-description>
 
 	<config-description uri="bridge-type:somfytahoma:bridge">
-		<parameter name="email" type="text">
+		<parameter name="email" type="text" required="true">
 			<label>Email Address</label>
 			<description>Email address for TahomaLink portal</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 
-		<parameter name="password" type="text">
+		<parameter name="password" type="text" required="true">
 			<context>password</context>
 			<label>Password</label>
 			<description>Password for TahomaLink portal</description>
-			<required>true</required>
 		</parameter>
 
 		<parameter name="refresh" type="integer" required="false" min="10">