diff --git a/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php b/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php
index f9cd52a8a..e6cb2c0f4 100644
--- a/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php
+++ b/lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ public function update()
 			$email = $this->getParam('email', true, $idna_convert->decode($result['email']));
 			$name = $this->getParam('name', true, $result['name']);
 			$firstname = $this->getParam('firstname', true, $result['firstname']);
-			$company_required = empty($result['company']) && ((!empty($name) && empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && !empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && empty($firstname)));
+			$company_required = (!empty($name) && empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && !empty($firstname)) || (empty($name) && empty($firstname));
 			$company = $this->getParam('company', !$company_required, $result['company']);
 			$street = $this->getParam('street', true, $result['street']);
 			$zipcode = $this->getParam('zipcode', true, $result['zipcode']);
diff --git a/templates/Froxlor/assets/js/jquery/validation.js b/templates/Froxlor/assets/js/jquery/validation.js
index f4692e055..b3ccc6a9f 100644
--- a/templates/Froxlor/assets/js/jquery/validation.js
+++ b/templates/Froxlor/assets/js/jquery/validation.js
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ export default function () {
 				rules: {
 					'name': {
 						required: function () {
-							return $('#company').val().length === 0 || $('#firstname').val().length > 0;
+							return $('#company').val().trim().length === 0 || $('#firstname').val().trim().length > 0;
 						}
 					},
 					'firstname': {
 						required: function () {
-							return $('#company').val().length === 0 || $('#name').val().length > 0;
+							return $('#company').val().trim().length === 0 || $('#name').val().trim().length > 0;
 						}
 					},
 					'company': {
 						required: function () {
-							return $('#name').val().length === 0
-								&& $('#firstname').val().length === 0;
+							return $('#name').val().trim().length === 0
+								&& $('#firstname').val().trim().length === 0;
 						}
 					}
 				},