diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/CreateInvoiceRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/CreateInvoiceRequest.php
index fcd222d1b9..3fc6f66f7f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/CreateInvoiceRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/CreateInvoiceRequest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class CreateInvoiceRequest extends InvoiceRequest
             'invoice_items' => 'valid_invoice_items',
             'invoice_number' => 'required|unique:invoices,invoice_number,,id,account_id,' . $this->user()->account_id,
             'discount' => 'positive',
-            //'invoice_date' => 'date',
+            'invoice_date' => 'required',
             //'due_date' => 'date',
             //'start_date' => 'date',
             //'end_date' => 'date',
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php
index 33e4869cce..92e5c236dd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class UpdateInvoiceRequest extends InvoiceRequest
             'invoice_items' => 'valid_invoice_items',
             'invoice_number' => 'required|unique:invoices,invoice_number,' . $invoiceId . ',id,account_id,' . $this->user()->account_id,
             'discount' => 'positive',
-            //'invoice_date' => 'date',
+            'invoice_date' => 'required',
             //'due_date' => 'date',
             //'start_date' => 'date',
             //'end_date' => 'date',