diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts
index a6ebb008b1..16e9a72c06 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-humidifier-card-editor.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = object({
   type: string(),
-  entity: string(),
+  entity: optional(string()),
   name: optional(string()),
   theme: optional(string()),
 });
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-picture-entity-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-picture-entity-card-editor.ts
index 927d233888..6135c8f125 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-picture-entity-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-picture-entity-card-editor.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = object({
   type: string(),
-  entity: string(),
+  entity: optional(string()),
   image: optional(string()),
   name: optional(string()),
   camera_image: optional(string()),
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts
index 5c89dfd149..0a6cd44794 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-plant-status-card-editor.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = object({
   type: string(),
-  entity: string(),
+  entity: optional(string()),
   name: optional(string()),
   theme: optional(string()),
 });
diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts
index 775b2c8e20..3eb65af6d0 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-thermostat-card-editor.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 
 const cardConfigStruct = object({
   type: string(),
-  entity: string(),
+  entity: optional(string()),
   name: optional(string()),
   theme: optional(string()),
 });