diff --git a/views/records/add.tt b/views/records/add.tt
index 5bb4834..80e7df8 100644
--- a/views/records/add.tt
+++ b/views/records/add.tt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 				<td>
 					<select name="type" id="type">
 						<%# TODO: machine generate this %>
-						<option value="">- Select -</option>
+						<option value="" selected>- Select -</option>
 						<option value="A">A</option>
 						<option value="AAAA">AAAA</option>
 						<option value="CNAME">CNAME</option>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 					</strong>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					<input type="text" name="value" id="value" value="<% params.value | html_entity %>" />
+					<input type="text" name="value" id="value" value="<% params.value | html_entity %>" required/>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 		</table>