diff --git a/app/Models/AssetModel.php b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
index 3e8becdf4b..dec9244d9a 100755
--- a/app/Models/AssetModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/AssetModel.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class AssetModel extends Model
 
     // Declare the rules for the model validation
     protected $rules = array(
-        'name'          => 'required|min:2|max:255',
+        'name'          => 'required|min:1|max:255',
         'modelno'           => 'min:1|max:255',
         'category_id'       => 'required|integer',
         'manufacturer_id'   => 'required|integer',
diff --git a/app/Models/Category.php b/app/Models/Category.php
index a811bec4c8..0cd4f84d39 100755
--- a/app/Models/Category.php
+++ b/app/Models/Category.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Category extends Model
     */
     public $rules = array(
         'user_id' => 'numeric',
-        'name'   => 'required|min:3|max:255|unique:categories,name,NULL,deleted_at',
+        'name'   => 'required|min:1|max:255|unique:categories,name,NULL,deleted_at',
         'category_type'   => 'required',
     );