diff --git a/lib/util/settings.schema.json b/lib/util/settings.schema.json
index ebf298a74..e02d79a3f 100644
--- a/lib/util/settings.schema.json
+++ b/lib/util/settings.schema.json
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@
                     "title": "Home Assistant",
                     "properties": {
                         "name": {
-                            "type": "string",
+                            "type": ["string", "null"],
                             "title": "Home Assistant name",
                             "description": "Name of the device in Home Assistant"
                         }
diff --git a/lib/util/settings.ts b/lib/util/settings.ts
index 58fadd087..713ce347b 100644
--- a/lib/util/settings.ts
+++ b/lib/util/settings.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import type {ValidateFunction} from "ajv";
-
 import Ajv from "ajv";
 import objectAssignDeep from "object-assign-deep";
-
 import data from "./data";
 import schemaJson from "./settings.schema.json";
 import utils from "./utils";