diff --git a/application/views/contesting/index.php b/application/views/contesting/index.php
index c85e90664..6b8f77cf6 100644
--- a/application/views/contesting/index.php
+++ b/application/views/contesting/index.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
                             <div style="display:none" class="mb-3 col-md-1 serials">
 								<label for="exch_serial_s"><?php echo lang('contesting_exchange_serial_s'); ?></label>
-								<input type="number" class="form-control form-control-sm" name="exch_serial_s" id="exch_serial_s" value="">
+								<input type="number" class="form-control form-control-sm" name="exch_serial_s" id="exch_serial_s" min="0" value="">
 							</div>
                             
                             <div style="display:none" class="mb-3 col-md-1 exchanges">
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
                             <div style="display:none" class="mb-3 col-md-1 serialr">
 								<label for="exch_serial_r"><?php echo lang('contesting_exchange_serial_r'); ?></label>
-								<input type="number" class="form-control form-control-sm" name="exch_serial_r" id="exch_serial_r" value="">
+								<input type="number" class="form-control form-control-sm" name="exch_serial_r" id="exch_serial_r" min="0" value="">
 							</div>
 							
 							<div style="display:none" class="mb-3 col-md-1 exchanger">
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/contesting.js b/assets/js/sections/contesting.js
index bd8931d29..344575f93 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/contesting.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/contesting.js
@@ -137,6 +137,20 @@ $(function () {
 	});
 });
 
+// Some Browsers (Firefox...) allow Chars in Serial Input. We don't want that.
+// reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49923588/input-type-number-with-pattern-0-9-allows-letters-in-firefox
+$(function () {
+    $('#exch_serial_s, #exch_serial_r').on('keypress', function (e) {
+        var charCode = e.which || e.keyCode;
+        var charStr = String.fromCharCode(charCode);
+
+        if (!/^[0-9]+$/.test(charStr)) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+        }
+    });
+});
+
+
 // Here we capture keystrokes to execute functions
 document.onkeyup = function (e) {
 	// ALT-W wipe