diff --git a/arangodb/arangodb.go b/arangodb/arangodb.go
index 2136ca62..945c4eb7 100644
--- a/arangodb/arangodb.go
+++ b/arangodb/arangodb.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package arangodb
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver"
 	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver/http"
 	"github.com/gofiber/utils"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // Storage interface that is implemented by storage providers
diff --git a/arangodb/config.go b/arangodb/config.go
index b996a4c7..f1dbe2b7 100644
--- a/arangodb/config.go
+++ b/arangodb/config.go
@@ -64,15 +64,12 @@ func (c Config) hostComposed() string {
 
 // Helper function to set default values
 func configDefault(cfg Config) Config {
-	if cfg.Username == "" || cfg.Password == "" {
-		panic("username and password are mandatory")
-	}
 	// Set default values
 	if cfg.Host == "" {
 		cfg.Host = ConfigDefault.Host
 	} else {
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(cfg.Host, "http") {
-			panic("the host should start with http:// or https://")
+			panic("Host should start with `http://` or `https://`")
 		}
 	}
 	if cfg.Port <= 0 {