diff --git a/types/amqp-connection-manager/index.d.ts b/types/amqp-connection-manager/index.d.ts
index 62db649444..b231923e7d 100644
--- a/types/amqp-connection-manager/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/amqp-connection-manager/index.d.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export interface AmqpConnectionManager extends EventEmitter {
 	 * Create a new ChannelWrapper. This is a proxy for the actual channel (which may or may not exist at any moment, depending on whether or not we are currently connected.)
 	 * @param opts
 	 */
-	createChannel(opts: CreateChannelOpts): ChannelWrapper;
+	createChannel(opts?: CreateChannelOpts): ChannelWrapper;
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if the AmqpConnectionManager is connected to a broker, false otherwise.