diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientPortalController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientPortalController.php
index e69be1794e7e..353c2dcf05d0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientPortalController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientPortalController.php
@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@ class ClientPortalController extends BaseController
         }
 
         $rules = [
+            'email' => 'required',
             'address1' => 'required',
             'city' => 'required',
             'state' => 'required',
@@ -1006,9 +1007,6 @@ class ClientPortalController extends BaseController
             $rules['first_name'] = 'required';
             $rules['last_name'] = 'required';
         }
-        if (! $contact->email) {
-            $rules['email'] = 'required';
-        }
         if ($account->vat_number) {
             $rules['vat_number'] = 'required';
         }
diff --git a/resources/views/invited/details.blade.php b/resources/views/invited/details.blade.php
index e8ba0051a09a..b78e57005000 100644
--- a/resources/views/invited/details.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/invited/details.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <p>&nbsp;</p>
 
         <div class="panel panel-default">
-        <div class="panel-body">
+        <div class="panel-body client-details">
 
             <p>&nbsp;</p>
             <p>&nbsp;</p>
@@ -64,13 +64,11 @@
                                     ->label('') !!}
                         </div>
                     @endif
-                    @if (! $contact->email)
-                        <div class="col-md-6">
-                            {!! Former::text('email')
-                                    ->placeholder(trans('texts.email'))
-                                    ->label('') !!}
-                        </div>
-                    @endif
+                    <div class="col-md-6">
+                        {!! Former::text('email')
+                                ->placeholder(trans('texts.email'))
+                                ->label('') !!}
+                    </div>
                     @if ($account->vat_number)
                         <div class="col-md-6">
                             {!! Former::text('vat_number')