diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
index cce187a63..ce432fc42 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.spec.js
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
         back: jest.fn(),
         push: jest.fn(),
       },
+      $env: {
+        CATEGORIES_ACTIVE: false,
+      },
     }
     propsData = {}
   })
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
             variables: {
               title: postTitle,
               content: postContent,
+              categoryIds: [],
               id: null,
               image: null,
             },
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ describe('ContributionForm.vue', () => {
             variables: {
               title: propsData.contribution.title,
               content: propsData.contribution.content,
+              categoryIds: [],
               id: propsData.contribution.id,
               image: {
                 sensitive: false,
diff --git a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
index e25dd6b0f..3d4bb8e7c 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ContributionForm/ContributionForm.vue
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ export default {
         imageBlurred: { required: false },
         categoryIds: {
           type: 'array',
-          required: true,
+          required: this.categoriesActive,
           validator: (_, value = []) => {
-            if (value.length === 0 || value.length > 3) {
+            if (this.categoriesActive && (value.length === 0 || value.length > 3)) {
               return [new Error(this.$t('common.validations.categories'))]
             }
             return []
diff --git a/webapp/pages/post/create.spec.js b/webapp/pages/post/create.spec.js
index 951edba03..5bfae19ed 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/post/create.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/pages/post/create.spec.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ const localVue = global.localVue
 
 describe('create.vue', () => {
   let wrapper
-  let mocks
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    mocks = {
-      $t: jest.fn(),
-    }
-  })
+  const mocks = {
+    $t: jest.fn(),
+    $env: {
+      CATEGORIES_ACTIVE: false,
+    },
+  }
 
   describe('mount', () => {
     const Wrapper = () => {