diff --git a/agents/bug-fix/compose.yml b/agents/bug-fix/compose.yml
index db31d5d151..38d230ed72 100644
--- a/agents/bug-fix/compose.yml
+++ b/agents/bug-fix/compose.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
       target: agent
     environment:
       - RUN_ID
-      - BUG_ID=${BUG_ID:?error}
+      - BUG_ID=${BUG_ID:-}
       - BUGZILLA_MCP_URL=http://bug-fix-broker:8765/mcp
       - SOURCE_REPO=/workspace/firefox
       - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:?error}
diff --git a/agents/frontend-triage/compose.yml b/agents/frontend-triage/compose.yml
index e4ec908024..a071553d53 100644
--- a/agents/frontend-triage/compose.yml
+++ b/agents/frontend-triage/compose.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
       target: agent
     environment:
       - RUN_ID
-      - BUG_ID=${BUG_ID:?error}
+      - BUG_ID=${BUG_ID:-}
       - BUGZILLA_MCP_URL=http://frontend-triage-broker:8765/mcp
       - SOURCE_REPO=/workspace/firefox
       - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:?error}