diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
index a36369f01e90..69d297127ce4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/StoreExpenseRequest.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class StoreExpenseRequest extends Request
             $rules['number'] = Rule::unique('expenses')->where('company_id', auth()->user()->company()->id);
         }
 
-        if (! empty($this->client_id)) {
+        if ($this->client_id) {
             $rules['client_id'] = 'bail|sometimes|exists:clients,id,company_id,'.auth()->user()->company()->id;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
index 348cad69ddba..05dae8421288 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Expense/UpdateExpenseRequest.php
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class UpdateExpenseRequest extends Request
             $rules['number'] = Rule::unique('expenses')->where('company_id', auth()->user()->company()->id)->ignore($this->expense->id);
         }
 
+        if ($this->client_id) {
+            $rules['client_id'] = 'bail|sometimes|exists:clients,id,company_id,'.auth()->user()->company()->id;
+        }
+
         $rules['category_id'] = 'bail|sometimes|nullable|exists:expense_categories,id,company_id,'.auth()->user()->company()->id.',is_deleted,0';
 
         return $this->globalRules($rules);