diff --git a/paperless_ngx/config.json b/paperless_ngx/config.json
index 213451a00..4eeaebb95 100644
--- a/paperless_ngx/config.json
+++ b/paperless_ngx/config.json
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@
     "CONFIG_LOCATION": "/config/addons_config/paperless_ng/config.yaml",
     "OCRLANG": "ENG FRA GER",
     "PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE": "skip",
-    "PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR": "/config/addons_config/paperless_ng",
-    "PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT": "/config/addons_config/paperless_ng/media",
-    "PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR": "/config/addons_config/paperless_ng/consume",
     "PGID": 0,
     "PUID": 0,
     "certfile": "fullchain.pem",
@@ -88,9 +85,9 @@
     "OCRLANG": "str?",
     "PAPERLESS_OCR_MODE": "list(skip|redo|force|skip_noarchive)?",
     "PAPERLESS_URL": "str?",
-    "PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR": "str",
-    "PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT": "str",
-    "PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR": "str",
+    "PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR": "str?",
+    "PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT": "str?",
+    "PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR": "str?",
     "PGID": "int",
     "PUID": "int",
     "TZ": "str?",