diff --git a/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-subscription.vue b/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-subscription.vue
index ca5ae61e..113acc2e 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-subscription.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/views/home-notify-subscription.vue
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@
                 :readonly="formState.readOnly"
                 :label="$ay.t('AyaType')"
                 data-cy="ayaType"
-                :rules="[form().integerValid(this, 'ayaType')]"
+                :rules="[
+                  form().required(this, 'ayaType'),
+                  form().integerValid(this, 'ayaType')
+                ]"
                 :error-messages="form().serverErrors(this, 'ayaType')"
                 @input="fieldValueChanged('ayaType')"
               ></v-select>
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ export default {
         id: 0,
         concurrency: 0,
         userId: this.$store.state.userId,
-        ayaType: 0,
+        ayaType: 10, //<--this is deliberate to force a valid type to be selected so that user *must* have a selection if typed, save will reset to zero if not used
         eventType: 0,
         advanceNotice: "00:00:00",
         idValue: 0,