diff --git a/client/views/join_channel.tpl b/client/views/join_channel.tpl
index 9f55d271..fdea0dc1 100644
--- a/client/views/join_channel.tpl
+++ b/client/views/join_channel.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <form id="join-channel-{{id}}" class="join-form" method="post" action="" autocomplete="off">
-	<input type="text" class="input" name="channel" placeholder="Channel" pattern="[^\s]+" maxlength="200" title="Should be a valid channel name">
+	<input type="text" class="input" name="channel" placeholder="Channel" pattern="[^\s]+" maxlength="200" title="Should be a valid channel name" required>
 	<input type="password" class="input" name="key" placeholder="Password (optional)" pattern="[^\s]+" title="Should be a valid channel key" maxlength="200" >
 	<button type="submit" class="btn joinchan:submit" data-id="{{id}}">Join</button>
 </form>