diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug.yml
index c971b852ca62..1313d453d59a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1.bug.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ body:
         [#tech-support]: https://discord.com/channels/1092243196446249134/1092275629602394184
         [existing issues]: https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT/issues?q=is%3Aissue
   - type: checkboxes
+    label: ⚠️ Search for existing issues first ⚠️
     attributes:
-      label: '### ⚠️ Search for existing issues first!'
       description: >
         Please [search the history](https://github.com/Torantulino/Auto-GPT/issues)
         to see if an issue already exists for the same problem.
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ body:
         - Devcontainer / Codespace
         - Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
         - Other (Please specify in your problem)
+    validations:
+      required: true
   - type: dropdown
     attributes:
       label: GPT-3 or GPT-4?
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ body:
       options:
         - GPT-3.5
         - GPT-4
+    validations:
+      required: true
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Steps to reproduce 🕹