diff --git a/dnscms/events/migrations/0017_alter_eventcategory_name.py b/dnscms/events/migrations/0017_alter_eventcategory_name.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..880ac08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnscms/events/migrations/0017_alter_eventcategory_name.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.6 on 2024-05-13 00:21
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('events', '0016_eventcategory_show_in_filters'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='eventcategory',
+            name='name',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=100),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/dnscms/events/models.py b/dnscms/events/models.py
index 347e112..07ccc7e 100644
--- a/dnscms/events/models.py
+++ b/dnscms/events/models.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class EventIndex(Page):
 class EventCategory(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(
         max_length=100,
-        null=True,
+        null=False,
+        blank=False,
     )
     slug = models.SlugField(
         verbose_name=_("slug"),