diff --git a/tgui/packages/tgui/backend.ts b/tgui/packages/tgui/backend.ts
index 01452fb1b08c..5a998c09f13f 100644
--- a/tgui/packages/tgui/backend.ts
+++ b/tgui/packages/tgui/backend.ts
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ export interface ModuleProps {
   // module id, this lets it autoload from context
   id: string;
   // override props for rendering its external <Section>
-  section: SectionProps;
+  section?: SectionProps;
 }
 
 export interface ModuleData {