diff --git a/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts b/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts
index 8584421812..77cfad5a7c 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/feature-toggle-client-store.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ export default class FeatureToggleClientStore
                 feature.dependencies.push({
                     feature: r.parent,
                     enabled: r.parent_enabled,
-                    variants: r.parent_variants,
+                    ...(r.parent_enabled
+                        ? { variants: r.parent_variants }
+                        : {}),
                 });
             }
             feature.impressionData = r.impression_data;
diff --git a/src/lib/openapi/spec/client-features-schema.ts b/src/lib/openapi/spec/client-features-schema.ts
index 66ffda0d57..5e1aa924b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/openapi/spec/client-features-schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openapi/spec/client-features-schema.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { featureStrategySchema } from './feature-strategy-schema';
 import { clientFeatureSchema } from './client-feature-schema';
 import { variantSchema } from './variant-schema';
 import { strategyVariantSchema } from './strategy-variant-schema';
+import { dependentFeatureSchema } from './dependent-feature-schema';
 
 export const clientFeaturesSchema = {
     $id: '#/components/schemas/clientFeaturesSchema',
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export const clientFeaturesSchema = {
             featureStrategySchema,
             strategyVariantSchema,
             variantSchema,
+            dependentFeatureSchema,
         },
     },
 } as const;
diff --git a/src/lib/types/model.ts b/src/lib/types/model.ts
index e5c46b76d1..8918376557 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/model.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/model.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export interface IFeatureToggleClient {
     variants: IVariant[];
     enabled: boolean;
     strategies: Omit<IStrategyConfig, 'disabled'>[];
-    dependencies: IDependency[];
+    dependencies?: IDependency[];
     impressionData?: boolean;
     lastSeenAt?: Date;
     createdAt?: Date;
diff --git a/src/lib/types/stores/feature-strategies-store.ts b/src/lib/types/stores/feature-strategies-store.ts
index 16bed933d2..ac84251be5 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/stores/feature-strategies-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/stores/feature-strategies-store.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface FeatureConfigurationClient {
     stale: boolean;
     strategies: IStrategyConfig[];
     variants: IVariant[];
-    dependencies: IDependency[];
+    dependencies?: IDependency[];
 }
 export interface IFeatureStrategiesStore
     extends Store<IFeatureStrategy, string> {
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts
index c928334609..58912e8664 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/api/client/feature.e2e.test.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ test('returns dependencies', async () => {
                     {
                         feature: 'featureZ',
                         enabled: false,
-                        variants: [],
                     },
                 ],
             });