diff --git a/app/server.ts b/app/server.ts
index 11bcc28a4cb11c9d3b5d94c5dbba3705dfad96ec..fad9275f3e7ef0c984247009b72917d7b61cd340 100644
--- a/app/server.ts
+++ b/app/server.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const SCHEMA = `
     type Query {
       # offset-based pagination https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/pagination/offset-based
       events(offset: Int = 0, limit: Int = 5, localOnly: Boolean): EventsResponse!
-      nearbyEvents(offset: Int = 0, limit: Int = 5, geolocationId: ID!): NearbyEventsResponse!
+      nearbyEvents(offset: Int = 0, limit: Int = 5, geolocationId: ID): NearbyEventsResponse!
       event(id: String!): EventResponse!
     }
 `