diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pit-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pit-router.ts
index 26909d294..3fa992601 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pit-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/pit-router.ts
@@ -435,14 +435,7 @@ export const registerPITRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         projectId: z.string().trim(),
         environment: z.string().trim(),
         secretPath: z.string().trim().default("/").transform(removeTrailingSlash),
-        message: z
-          .string()
-          .trim()
-          .min(1)
-          .max(255)
-          .refine((message) => message.trim() !== "", {
-            message: "Commit message cannot be empty"
-          }),
+        message: z.string().trim().max(255).optional(),
         changes: z.object({
           secrets: z.object({
             create: z
@@ -546,7 +539,7 @@ export const registerPITRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         projectId: req.body.projectId,
         environment: req.body.environment,
         secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
-        message: req.body.message,
+        message: req.body.message || "",
         changes: {
           secrets: req.body.changes.secrets,
           folders: req.body.changes.folders
@@ -564,7 +557,7 @@ export const registerPITRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
             projectId: req.body.projectId,
             environment: req.body.environment,
             secretPath: req.body.secretPath,
-            message: req.body.message
+            message: req.body.message || ""
           }
         }
       });
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/CommitsPage/components/CommitHistoryTab/CommitHistoryTab.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/CommitsPage/components/CommitHistoryTab/CommitHistoryTab.tsx
index 3ca2f05e3..ea25ecd34 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/CommitsPage/components/CommitHistoryTab/CommitHistoryTab.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/CommitsPage/components/CommitHistoryTab/CommitHistoryTab.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const CommitItem = ({
       <div className="flex gap-2 px-4 py-3 transition-colors duration-200 hover:bg-zinc-800">
         <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col items-start">
           <p className="block w-full truncate text-left text-sm text-mineshaft-100">
-            {commit.message}
+            {commit.message || <span className="text-mineshaft-400 italic">No message</span>}
           </p>
           <p className="text-left text-xs text-mineshaft-300">
             {commit.actorMetadata?.email || commit.actorMetadata?.name || commit.actorType}{" "}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/CommitForm/CommitForm.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/CommitForm/CommitForm.tsx
index 07f12d167..20ad815ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/CommitForm/CommitForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/secret-manager/SecretDashboardPage/components/CommitForm/CommitForm.tsx
@@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ export const CommitForm: React.FC<CommitFormProps> = ({
   }
 
   const handleCommit = async () => {
-    if (!commitMessage.trim()) {
-      return;
-    }
     await onCommit(pendingChanges, commitMessage);
     clearAllPendingChanges({
       projectId,
@@ -432,7 +429,7 @@ export const CommitForm: React.FC<CommitFormProps> = ({
             {/* Commit Message */}
             <div>
               <label className="mb-2 block text-sm font-medium text-mineshaft-200">
-                Commit Message <span className="text-red-400">*</span>
+                Commit Message
               </label>
               <Input
                 value={commitMessage}
@@ -440,7 +437,6 @@ export const CommitForm: React.FC<CommitFormProps> = ({
                 placeholder="Describe your changes..."
                 className="w-full"
                 autoFocus
-                required
               />
             </div>
 
@@ -457,7 +453,7 @@ export const CommitForm: React.FC<CommitFormProps> = ({
               <Button
                 onClick={handleCommit}
                 isLoading={isCommitting}
-                isDisabled={isCommitting || !commitMessage.trim()}
+                isDisabled={isCommitting}
                 leftIcon={<FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCodeCommit} />}
                 colorSchema="primary"
                 variant="outline_bg"