diff --git a/files/templates/submit.html b/files/templates/submit.html
index 53cb5afa0..ddfd9df51 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 												<label class='mt-4' for="title">{{HOLE_NAME|capitalize}}</label>
 												<div class="input-group mb2">
 													{%- set hole_placeholder = 'Required' if HOLE_REQUIRED else 'Optional' -%}
-													<input list="subs" autocomplete="off" id='sub' class="form-control" form="submitform" name="sub" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-oninput="savetext()" {% if sub %}value="{{sub}}"{% endif %} placeholder="{{hole_placeholder}}">
+													<input list="subs" autocomplete="off" id='sub' class="form-control" form="submitform" name="sub" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-oninput="savetext()" {% if sub %}value="{{sub}}"{% endif %} placeholder="{{hole_placeholder}}" {% if HOLE_REQUIRED %}required{% endif %}>
 													<datalist id="subs">
 														{% for s in SUBS %}
 															<option value="{{s}}"></option>