diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceAPIRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceAPIRequest.php
index bcf7f86ecfdc..7fbed9ee99ba 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceAPIRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceAPIRequest.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class UpdateInvoiceAPIRequest extends InvoiceRequest
         $invoiceId = $this->entity()->id;
 
         $rules = [
-            'invoice_items' => 'valid_invoice_items',
+            'invoice_items' => 'required|valid_invoice_items',
             'invoice_number' => 'unique:invoices,invoice_number,' . $invoiceId . ',id,account_id,' . $this->user()->account_id,
             'discount' => 'positive',
             //'invoice_date' => 'date',
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php
index 07f39406e3e5..a3bc5f9ab2f2 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateInvoiceRequest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class UpdateInvoiceRequest extends InvoiceRequest
 
         $rules = [
             'client' => 'required',
-            'invoice_items' => 'valid_invoice_items',
+            'invoice_items' => 'required|valid_invoice_items',
             'invoice_number' => 'required|unique:invoices,invoice_number,' . $invoiceId . ',id,account_id,' . $this->user()->account_id,
             'discount' => 'positive',
             'invoice_date' => 'required',