diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index 2f3a00c..978a770 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,15 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
 
   app.post("/api/domains", requireRole(["admin", "manager"]), async (req, res) => {
     try {
-      const validatedData = insertDomainSchema.parse(req.body);
+      // Create a custom validation schema for the API that makes providerId optional
+      const domainSchema = z.object({
+        name: z.string(),
+        organizationId: z.string().uuid(),
+        providerId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+        isActive: z.boolean().optional().default(true)
+      });
+      
+      const validatedData = domainSchema.parse(req.body);
       const domain = await storage.createDomain(validatedData);
       res.status(201).json(domain);
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/shared/schema.ts b/shared/schema.ts
index 70eec54..06378ff 100644
--- a/shared/schema.ts
+++ b/shared/schema.ts
@@ -191,12 +191,17 @@ export const insertOrganizationSchema = createInsertSchema(organizations).pick({
   isActive: true,
 });
 
-export const insertDomainSchema = createInsertSchema(domains).pick({
-  name: true,
-  organizationId: true,
-  providerId: true,
-  isActive: true,
-});
+export const insertDomainSchema = createInsertSchema(domains)
+  .pick({
+    name: true,
+    organizationId: true,
+    providerId: true,
+    isActive: true,
+  })
+  .extend({
+    // Override providerId to make it optional
+    providerId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+  });
 
 export const insertDnsRecordSchema = createInsertSchema(dnsRecords).pick({
   domainId: true,