diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/metadata.yaml b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/metadata.yaml
index d3f759803a14..8519e4d8b7f7 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/metadata.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/metadata.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ data:
   connectorSubtype: api
   connectorType: source
   definitionId: 694710ca-8933-4661-8db9-c38cb60411b0
-  dockerImageTag: 0.2.5
+  dockerImageTag: 0.2.6
   dockerRepository: datapipes-airbyte/source-brightspace
   githubIssueLabel: source-brightspace
   icon: brightspace.svg
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/spec.yaml b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/spec.yaml
index c92c8b07f403..28cac399d6c5 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/spec.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/spec.yaml
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ connectionSpecification:
       required:
         - org_unit_id
         - start_date
-        - roles
       properties:
         dataset_type:
           type: string
@@ -314,7 +313,6 @@ connectionSpecification:
       required:
         - org_unit_id
         - start_date
-        - roles
       properties:
         dataset_type:
           type: string
@@ -379,7 +377,6 @@ connectionSpecification:
       required:
         - org_unit_id
         - start_date
-        - roles
       properties:
         dataset_type:
           type: string
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/streams.py b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/streams.py
index 53342d4344e1..29396d2dd2fa 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/streams.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-brightspace/source_brightspace/streams.py
@@ -574,13 +574,15 @@ def create_export_job(self) -> BSExportJob:
                 {
                     "name": "endDate",
                     "value": self.end_date
-                },
-                {
-                    "name": "roles",
-                    "value": ",".join(map(str, self.roles))
                 }
+
             ]
         }
+        if self.roles is not None:
+            payload['Filters'].append({
+                "name": "roles",
+                "value": ",".join(map(str, self.roles))
+            })
         return self.bs_api.create_export_job(payload=payload)
 
 
@@ -655,13 +657,15 @@ def create_export_job(self) -> BSExportJob:
                 {
                     "name": "endDate",
                     "value": self.end_date
-                },
-                {
-                    "name": "roles",
-                    "value": ",".join(map(str, self.roles))
                 }
             ]
         }
+        if self.roles is not None:
+            payload['Filters'].append({
+                "name": "roles",
+                "value": ",".join(map(str, self.roles))
+            })
+
         return self.bs_api.create_export_job(payload=payload)