diff --git a/resources/views/consumables/checkout.blade.php b/resources/views/consumables/checkout.blade.php
index dc6ba5450e..2c9ce7e07b 100644
--- a/resources/views/consumables/checkout.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/consumables/checkout.blade.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
           @endif
 
           <!-- User -->
-            @include ('partials.forms.edit.user-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.select_user'), 'fieldname' => 'assigned_to'])
+            @include ('partials.forms.edit.user-select', ['translated_name' => trans('general.select_user'), 'fieldname' => 'assigned_to', 'required'=> 'true'])
 
           @if ($consumable->category->require_acceptance=='1')
           <div class="form-group">
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/department-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/department-select.blade.php
index 8ade5b0188..d68b9d6253 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/department-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/department-select.blade.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     {{ Form::label($fieldname, $translated_name, array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
 
-    <div class="col-md-7 required">
+    <div class="col-md-7">
         <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="departments" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="department_select">
             @if ($department_id = Input::old($fieldname, (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $department_id }}" selected="selected">
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php
index 987a94cd04..96c4429b57 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/forms/edit/user-select.blade.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
     {{ Form::label($fieldname, $translated_name, array('class' => 'col-md-3 control-label')) }}
 
-    <div class="col-md-7 required">
+    <div class="col-md-7{{  ((isset($required)) && ($required=='true')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
         <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="users" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="assigned_user_select">
             @if ($user_id = Input::old($fieldname, (isset($item)) ? $item->{$fieldname} : ''))
                 <option value="{{ $user_id }}" selected="selected">