diff --git a/docs/docs/tutorial/chapter4/authentication.md b/docs/docs/tutorial/chapter4/authentication.md
index 6cb55d71add5..5018a194c4b1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/tutorial/chapter4/authentication.md
+++ b/docs/docs/tutorial/chapter4/authentication.md
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ export const hasRole = ({ roles }): boolean => {
   return false
 }
 
-export const requireAuth = ({ roles }: { roles: AllowedRoles }) => {
+export const requireAuth = ({ roles }: { roles?: AllowedRoles } = {}) => {
   if (!isAuthenticated()) {
     throw new AuthenticationError("You don't have permission to do that.")
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/auth/templates/auth.ts.template b/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/auth/templates/auth.ts.template
index 237395d33527..79b2b852d971 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/auth/templates/auth.ts.template
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/setup/auth/templates/auth.ts.template
@@ -110,16 +110,16 @@ export const hasRole = (roles: AllowedRoles): boolean => {
  * whether or not they are assigned a role, and optionally raise an
  * error if they're not.
  *
- * @param roles: AllowedRoles - When checking role membership, these roles grant access.
+ * @param roles?: AllowedRoles - When checking role membership, these roles grant access.
  *
  * @returns - If the currentUser is authenticated (and assigned one of the given roles)
  *
  * @throws {AuthenticationError} - If the currentUser is not authenticated
- * @throws {ForbiddenError} If the currentUser is not allowed due to role permissions
+ * @throws {ForbiddenError} - If the currentUser is not allowed due to role permissions
  *
  * @see https://github.com/redwoodjs/redwood/tree/main/packages/auth for examples
  */
-export const requireAuth = ({ roles }: { roles: AllowedRoles }) => {
+export const requireAuth = ({ roles }: { roles?: AllowedRoles } = {}) => {
   if (!isAuthenticated()) {
     throw new AuthenticationError("You don't have permission to do that.")
   }