diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/CreatePirepRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/CreatePirepRequest.php
index 9f66d7df..b8d4f22f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/CreatePirepRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/CreatePirepRequest.php
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ class CreatePirepRequest extends FormRequest
 
         $field_rules = Pirep::$rules;
 
-        $field_rules['hours'] = 'nullable|integer';
-        $field_rules['minutes'] = 'nullable|integer';
+        $field_rules['hours'] = 'required|integer';
+        $field_rules['minutes'] = 'required|integer';
 
         // Add the validation rules for the custom fields
         $pirepFieldRepo = app(PirepFieldRepository::class);
 
         $custom_fields = $pirepFieldRepo->all();
         foreach ($custom_fields as $field) {
-            Log::info('field:', $field->toArray());
+            // Log::info('field:', $field->toArray());
             $field_rules[$field->slug] = $field->required ? 'required' : 'nullable';
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdatePirepRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdatePirepRequest.php
index 29fd0ebe..56e1530a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/UpdatePirepRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdatePirepRequest.php
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class UpdatePirepRequest extends FormRequest
 
         $field_rules = Pirep::$rules;
 
-        $field_rules['hours'] = 'nullable|integer';
-        $field_rules['minutes'] = 'nullable|integer';
+        $field_rules['hours'] = 'required|integer';
+        $field_rules['minutes'] = 'required|integer';
 
         // Add the validation rules for the custom fields
         $pirepFieldRepo = app(PirepFieldRepository::class);