diff --git a/application/views/satellite/create.php b/application/views/satellite/create.php
index 46f68e5e2..08e304191 100644
--- a/application/views/satellite/create.php
+++ b/application/views/satellite/create.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="mb-3 col-md-6">
 				<label for="nameInput"><?= __("LoTW Name"); ?></label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" name="nameInput" id="nameInput" aria-describedby="nameInputHelp" required>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" name="nameInput" id="nameInput" aria-describedby="nameInputHelp">
 				<small id="nameInputHelp" class="form-text text-muted"><?= __("Satellite name as accepted by LoTW. Not necessarily the same as the display name. Can be set/changed later when added to LoTW."); ?></small>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/application/views/satellite/edit.php b/application/views/satellite/edit.php
index b3cb25a4f..ef890fcf1 100644
--- a/application/views/satellite/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/satellite/edit.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="mb-3 col-md-6">
 				<label for="nameInput"><?= __("LoTW Name"); ?></label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" name="nameInput" id="nameInput" aria-describedby="nameInputHelp" value="<?php if(set_value('band') != "") { echo set_value('band'); } else { echo $satellite->name; } ?>" required>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" name="nameInput" id="nameInput" aria-describedby="nameInputHelp" value="<?php if(set_value('band') != "") { echo set_value('band'); } else { echo $satellite->name; } ?>">
 				<small id="nameInputHelp" class="form-text text-muted"><?= __("Satellite name as accepted by LoTW. Not necessarily the same as the display name. Can be set/changed later when added to LoTW."); ?></small>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/satellite.js b/assets/js/sections/satellite.js
index c2b6e92d0..35c131026 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/satellite.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/satellite.js
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ function createSatelliteDialog() {
 
 function createSatellite(form) {
 	$(".alert").remove();
-	if (form.nameInput.value == "") {
-		$('#create_satellite').prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"><a href="#" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="close">&times;</a>Please enter a name!</div>');
+	if (form.displayNameInput.value == "") {
+		$('#create_satellite').prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"><a href="#" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="close">&times;</a> Please enter a name!</div>');
 	}
 	else {
 		$.ajax({
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ function editSatelliteDialog(id) {
 
 function saveUpdatedSatellite(form) {
 	$(".alert").remove();
-	if (form.nameInput.value == "") {
-		$('#edit_satellite_dialog').prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"><a href="#" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="close">&times;</a>Please enter a name!</div>');
+	if (form.displayNameInput.value == "") {
+		$('#edit_satellite_dialog').prepend('<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert"><a href="#" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-label="close">&times;</a> Please enter a name!</div>');
 	}
 	else {
 		$.ajax({