diff --git a/packages/services/api/src/modules/schema/providers/schema-manager.ts b/packages/services/api/src/modules/schema/providers/schema-manager.ts
index 900ab7059..00b98b859 100644
--- a/packages/services/api/src/modules/schema/providers/schema-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/services/api/src/modules/schema/providers/schema-manager.ts
@@ -1214,7 +1214,9 @@ export class SchemaManager {
           ),
           {
             native: true,
-            external: null,
+            external: {
+              enabled: false,
+            },
             contracts: null,
           },
         );
diff --git a/packages/services/api/src/shared/entities.ts b/packages/services/api/src/shared/entities.ts
index 80abcf2ea..c503bcd0a 100644
--- a/packages/services/api/src/shared/entities.ts
+++ b/packages/services/api/src/shared/entities.ts
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export interface Orchestrator {
   composeAndValidate(
     schemas: SchemaObject[],
     config: {
-      external: Project['externalComposition'] | null;
+      external: Project['externalComposition'];
       native: boolean;
       contracts: ContractsInputType | null;
     },