diff --git a/templates/remark/create.html.ep b/templates/remark/create.html.ep
index 2e71141..ad3f97a 100644
--- a/templates/remark/create.html.ep
+++ b/templates/remark/create.html.ep
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     <%= text_field author => session->{'author'}, (
         id        => 'author',
         maxlength => 63,
-        minlength => 1
+        minlength => 1,
+        required  => undef
     ) %>
     <% if (my $error = validation->error('author')) { =%>
     <p class="field-with-error">Invalid author: 1 to 63 characters please.</p>
diff --git a/templates/thread/create.html.ep b/templates/thread/create.html.ep
index 9484ab4..f70e28d 100644
--- a/templates/thread/create.html.ep
+++ b/templates/thread/create.html.ep
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     <%= text_field author => session->{'author'}, (
         id        => 'author',
         maxlength => 63,
-        minlength => 1
+        minlength => 1,
+        required  => undef
     ) %>
     <% if (my $error = validation->error('author')) { =%>
     <p class="field-with-error">Invalid author: 1 to 63 characters please.</p>
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@
         id        => 'title',
         maxlength => 127,
         minlength => 1,
-        autofocus => undef
+        autofocus => undef,
+        required  => undef
     ) %>
     <% if (my $error = validation->error('title')) { =%>
     <p class="field-with-error">Invalid title: 1 to 127 characters please.</p>
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
         id        => 'body',
         maxlength => 4000,
         minlength => 2,
-        required  => 'true',
+        required  => undef,
         rows      => 6
     ) %>
     <% if (my $error = validation->error('body')) { =%>