diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Subscription/StoreSubscriptionRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Subscription/StoreSubscriptionRequest.php
index 569c368b6a92..1831366c7414 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Subscription/StoreSubscriptionRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Subscription/StoreSubscriptionRequest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Requests\Subscription;
 use App\Http\Requests\Request;
 use App\Models\Account;
 use App\Models\Subscription;
+use App\Rules\Subscriptions\Steps;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class StoreSubscriptionRequest extends Request
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class StoreSubscriptionRequest extends Request
             'optional_recurring_product_ids' => 'bail|sometimes|nullable|string',
             'optional_product_ids' => 'bail|sometimes|nullable|string',
             'use_inventory_management' => 'bail|sometimes|bool',
-            'steps' => 'sometimes', // @todo: build custom validation rule to ensure order & deps are right.
+            'steps' => ['required', new Steps()],
         ];
 
         return $this->globalRules($rules);