diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php
index aa08e179ce4b..fb5927590d5c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/BankTransaction/UpdateBankTransactionRequest.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UpdateBankTransactionRequest extends Request
         $rules = [
             'date' => 'bail|required|date',
             'description' => 'bail|sometimes|string',
-            'amount' => 'numeric|sometimes',
+            'amount' => 'numeric|required',
         ];
 
         if (isset($this->currency_id)) 
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Bank/MatchBankTransactions.php b/app/Jobs/Bank/MatchBankTransactions.php
index 58d12e42c570..6fb88b4e8c1e 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Bank/MatchBankTransactions.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Bank/MatchBankTransactions.php
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class MatchBankTransactions implements ShouldQueue
 
     private function resolveCategory() :?int
     {
-        if(array_key_exists('ninja_category_id', $this->input)){
+        if(array_key_exists('ninja_category_id', $this->input) && strlen($this->input['ninja_category_id']) >=1){
             $this->bt->ninja_category_id = $this->input['ninja_category_id'];
             $this->bt->save();
             return (int)$this->input['ninja_category_id'];