diff --git a/packages/build/src/plugins/child/status.js b/packages/build/src/plugins/child/status.js
index 79374f446a..4183b52d45 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/plugins/child/status.js
+++ b/packages/build/src/plugins/child/status.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const validateShowArgs = function(showArgs) {
 }
 
 const validateStringArg = function([key, value]) {
-  if (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim() === '') {
+  if (value !== undefined && (typeof value !== 'string' || value.trim() === '')) {
     throw new Error(`"${key}" property must be a non-empty string`)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.md b/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.md
index dca74fd9f7..76adf4f31e 100644
--- a/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.md
+++ b/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.md
@@ -4,6 +4,50 @@ The actual snapshot is saved in `tests.js.snap`.
 
 Generated by [AVA](https://ava.li).
 
+## utils.status.show() allow other fields to be optional
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    `␊
+    ┌─────────────────────────────┐␊
+    │        Netlify Build        │␊
+    └─────────────────────────────┘␊
+    ␊
+    > Version␊
+      @netlify/build 1.0.0␊
+    ␊
+    > Flags␊
+      repositoryRoot: /file/path␊
+    ␊
+    > Current directory␊
+      /file/path␊
+    ␊
+    > Config file␊
+      /file/path␊
+    ␊
+    > Resolved config␊
+      plugins:␊
+        - package: /file/path␊
+    ␊
+    > Context␊
+      production␊
+    ␊
+    > Loading plugins␊
+       - /file/path␊
+    ␊
+    ┌────────────────────────────────────┐␊
+    │ 1. onInit command from /file/path │␊
+    └────────────────────────────────────┘␊
+    ␊
+    ␊
+    (/file/path onInit completed in 1ms)␊
+    ␊
+    ┌─────────────────────────────┐␊
+    │   Netlify Build Complete    │␊
+    └─────────────────────────────┘␊
+    ␊
+    (Netlify Build completed in 1ms)`
+
 ## utils.status.show() argument should be an object
 
 > Snapshot 1
@@ -587,26 +631,3 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://ava.li).
       Error location␊
       In "onInit" event in local plugin "/file/path"␊
     `
-
-## utils.status.show() argument should be an object
-
-> Snapshot 2
-
-    `␊
-    ┌─────────────────────────────┐␊
-    │        Netlify Build        │␊
-    └─────────────────────────────┘␊
-    ␊
-    > Version␊
-      @netlify/build 1.0.0␊
-    ␊
-    > Flags␊
-      repositoryRoot: /file/path␊
-    ␊
-    ┌─────────────────────────────┐␊
-    │     Configuration error     │␊
-    └─────────────────────────────┘␊
-    ␊
-      Error message␊
-      Option 'repositoryRoot' points to a non-existing directory: /file/path␊
-    `
diff --git a/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.snap b/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.snap
index f578ddf5a6..9706edc388 100644
Binary files a/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.snap and b/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/snapshots/tests.js.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/tests.js b/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/tests.js
index ed9f6f9d8f..6a672f68a9 100644
--- a/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/tests.js
+++ b/packages/build/tests/plugins/status/tests.js
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ test('utils.status.show() requires a summary', async t => {
   await runUtilsStatusShow(t, { title: 'title', text: 'text' })
 })
 
+test('utils.status.show() allow other fields to be optional', async t => {
+  await runUtilsStatusShow(t, { summary: 'summary' })
+})
+
 test('utils.status.show() title should be a string', async t => {
   await runUtilsStatusShow(t, { title: true, summary: 'summary', text: 'text' })
 })