diff --git a/module/ai/control.php b/module/ai/control.php
index 86e8f24f12..a512712684 100644
--- a/module/ai/control.php
+++ b/module/ai/control.php
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class ai extends control
 
         if(!empty($_POST))
         {
-            $errors = $this->ai->verifyRequiredFields(array('category' => $this->lang->ai->miniPrograms->category, 'toPublish' => $this->lang->ai->toPublish));
+            $errors = $this->ai->verifyRequiredFields(array('category' => $this->lang->ai->miniPrograms->category, 'published' => $this->lang->ai->toPublish));
             if($errors !== false) return $this->sendError($errors);
 
             $file = $_FILES['file'];
diff --git a/module/ai/model.php b/module/ai/model.php
index 8864750fc4..8c2757c1e9 100644
--- a/module/ai/model.php
+++ b/module/ai/model.php
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ APP;
         $errors = array();
         foreach($requiredFields as $field => $fieldLang)
         {
-            if(!isset($_POST[$field]) || empty($_POST[$field])) $errors[$field] = sprintf($this->lang->error->notempty, $fieldLang);
+            if(!isset($_POST[$field])) $errors[$field] = sprintf($this->lang->error->notempty, $fieldLang);
         }
         if(!empty($errors)) return $errors;
         return false;