diff --git a/leave/forms.py b/leave/forms.py
index abce6e9d0..9d9ea651e 100644
--- a/leave/forms.py
+++ b/leave/forms.py
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ if apps.is_installed("attendance"):
         def clean(self):
             cleaned_data = super().clean()
             attendance_id = cleaned_data.get("attendance_id")
-            if attendance_id is None:
+            if attendance_id is None or len(attendance_id) < 1:
                 raise forms.ValidationError(
                     {"attendance_id": _("This field is required.")}
                 )
diff --git a/leave/models.py b/leave/models.py
index 4749af571..d26ee540d 100644
--- a/leave/models.py
+++ b/leave/models.py
@@ -1079,7 +1079,8 @@ if apps.is_installed("attendance"):
             Employee, on_delete=models.CASCADE, verbose_name="Employee"
         )
         attendance_id = models.ManyToManyField(
-            "attendance.Attendance", verbose_name="Attendance", blank=True
+            "attendance.Attendance",
+            verbose_name="Attendance",
         )
         requested_days = models.FloatField(blank=True, null=True)
         requested_date = models.DateField(default=timezone.now)