diff --git a/src/pages/curations/CurationDetail.tsx b/src/pages/curations/CurationDetail.tsx
index e93113d..87e46d8 100644
--- a/src/pages/curations/CurationDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/curations/CurationDetail.tsx
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export function CurationDetailPage() {
             {/* 커버 이미지 */}
             <Card>
               <CardHeader>
-                <CardTitle>커버 이미지 <span className="text-destructive">*</span></CardTitle>
+                <CardTitle>커버 이미지</CardTitle>
               </CardHeader>
               <CardContent className="space-y-4">
                 <ImageUpload
@@ -301,11 +301,6 @@ export function CurationDetailPage() {
                   minHeight={200}
                 />
                 <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">권장 사이즈: 400x300px</p>
-                {form.formState.errors.coverImageUrl && (
-                  <p className="text-sm text-destructive">
-                    {form.formState.errors.coverImageUrl.message}
-                  </p>
-                )}
                 {isImageUploading && (
                   <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">이미지 업로드 중...</p>
                 )}
diff --git a/src/pages/curations/curation.schema.ts b/src/pages/curations/curation.schema.ts
index f4e0767..d3dd808 100644
--- a/src/pages/curations/curation.schema.ts
+++ b/src/pages/curations/curation.schema.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 export const curationFormSchema = z.object({
   name: z.string().min(1, '큐레이션명은 필수입니다'),
   description: z.string().min(1, '설명은 필수입니다'),
-  coverImageUrl: z.string().min(1, '커버 이미지를 업로드해주세요'),
+  coverImageUrl: z.string(),
   displayOrder: z.number().int().min(0, '순서는 0 이상이어야 합니다'),
   isActive: z.boolean(),
   alcoholIds: z.array(z.number()).min(1, '최소 1개 이상의 위스키를 추가해주세요'),
diff --git a/src/pages/curations/useCurationDetailForm.ts b/src/pages/curations/useCurationDetailForm.ts
index a74c8b1..933b2e5 100644
--- a/src/pages/curations/useCurationDetailForm.ts
+++ b/src/pages/curations/useCurationDetailForm.ts
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@ export function useCurationDetailForm(id: string | undefined): UseCurationDetail
   }, [curationData, form, isNewMode]);
 
   const onSubmit = (data: CurationFormValues) => {
+    const coverImageUrl = data.coverImageUrl || undefined;
+
     if (isNewMode) {
       const createData: CurationCreateRequest = {
         name: data.name,
         description: data.description,
-        coverImageUrl: data.coverImageUrl,
+        coverImageUrl,
         displayOrder: data.displayOrder,
         isActive: data.isActive,
         alcoholIds: data.alcoholIds,
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ export function useCurationDetailForm(id: string | undefined): UseCurationDetail
       const updateData: CurationUpdateRequest = {
         name: data.name,
         description: data.description,
-        coverImageUrl: data.coverImageUrl,
+        coverImageUrl,
         displayOrder: data.displayOrder,
         isActive: data.isActive,
         alcoholIds: data.alcoholIds,