diff --git a/zerver/lib/types.py b/zerver/lib/types.py
index 23e0d254fc..890bdc3d95 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/types.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/types.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ProfileDataElementBase(TypedDict):
 
 
 class ProfileDataElement(ProfileDataElementBase):
-    value: ProfileDataElementValue
+    value: Optional[ProfileDataElementValue]
     rendered_value: Optional[str]