diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormStoreRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormStoreRequest.php
index 330c000632..9565726f72 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormStoreRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormStoreRequest.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class BudgetFormStoreRequest extends Request
             'name'                    => 'required|between:1,100|uniqueObjectForUser:budgets,name',
             'active'                  => 'numeric|between:0,1',
             'auto_budget_type'        => 'numeric|between:0,2',
-            'auto_budget_currency_id' => 'required|exists:transaction_currencies,id',
+            'auto_budget_currency_id' => 'exists:transaction_currencies,id',
             'auto_budget_amount'      => 'min:0|max:1000000000',
             'auto_budget_period'      => 'in:daily,weekly,monthly,quarterly,half_year,yearly',
         ];
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormUpdateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormUpdateRequest.php
index 02ce9bebd4..13b7defcf9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormUpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/BudgetFormUpdateRequest.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class BudgetFormUpdateRequest extends Request
             'name'                    => $nameRule,
             'active'                  => 'numeric|between:0,1',
             'auto_budget_option'      => 'numeric|between:0,2',
-            'auto_budget_currency_id' => 'required|exists:transaction_currencies,id',
+            'auto_budget_currency_id' => 'exists:transaction_currencies,id',
             'auto_budget_amount'      => 'min:0|max:1000000000',
             'auto_budget_period'      => 'in:daily,weekly,monthly,quarterly,half_year,yearly',
         ];