diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreProductRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreProductRequest.php
index 1f6a3e8..c5fff2a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/StoreProductRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreProductRequest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class StoreProductRequest extends FormRequest
     {
         return [
             'name' => 'required|string|min:2|max:255',
+            'code_ean' => 'required|numeric',
             'picture' => [
                 'image',
                 'mimes:jpeg,png,jpg',
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateProductRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateProductRequest.php
index 1870421..ebd8745 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/UpdateProductRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/UpdateProductRequest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class UpdateProductRequest extends FormRequest
     {
         return [
             'name' => 'required|string|min:2|max:255',
+            'code_ean' => 'required|numeric',
             'picture' => [
                 'image',
                 'mimes:jpeg,png,jpg',
diff --git a/resources/views/bo/products/input-forms.blade.php b/resources/views/bo/products/input-forms.blade.php
index 7c5c0d5..97db738 100644
--- a/resources/views/bo/products/input-forms.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/bo/products/input-forms.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <div class="form-group">
     <label for="code_ean">Code EAN</label>
-    <input type="text" id="code_ean" name="code_ean" class="form-control" placeholder="code_ean" value="{{ old('code_ean', $product->code_ean ?? '') }}">
+    <input type="text" id="code_ean" name="code_ean" class="form-control" placeholder="code_ean" value="{{ old('code_ean', $product->code_ean ?? '') }}" required>
 </div>
 <div class="form-group">
     <label for="picture">Image *<small class="text-muted">- JPEG/PNG, 2Mo max. Dimensions {{ Config::get('theme.product_image_maxwidth') }} px par {{ Config::get('theme.product_image_maxheight') }} px</small></label></br>