diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/agents.py b/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/agents.py
index 63c8a4d5ec..b3f9b4545b 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/agents.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/template/frontend_node/agents.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class InitializeAgentNode(FrontendNode):
             ),
             TemplateField(
                 field_type="Tool",
-                required=False,
+                required=True,
                 show=True,
                 name="tools",
                 is_list=True,