diff --git a/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/dto/request/UserUpdateRequest.java b/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/dto/request/UserUpdateRequest.java
index b6439ff..41f7d5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/dto/request/UserUpdateRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/dto/request/UserUpdateRequest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ public class UserUpdateRequest {
     @NotEmpty
     private String nickname;
     private MultipartFile image;
-    @NotNull
     private Boolean imageChanged; // 프로필 이미지 변경 여부
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/service/UserService.java b/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/service/UserService.java
index e4521d4..9a61fe3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/service/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/igoMoney/BE/service/UserService.java
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public void updateUser(UserUpdateRequest request) throws IOException {
 
         User findUser = getUserOrThrow(request.getId());
         String image = null;
+        if (request.getImageChanged() == null){
+            request.setImageChanged(false);
+        }
 
         if (!request.getNickname().equals(findUser.getNickname())) {
             checkNicknameDuplicate(request.getNickname());