diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 06f43622b..9f7e7a282 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ body:
       description: We ask that all timings are a link, not a screenshot. Screenshots inhibit our ability to figure out the real cause of the issue.
       placeholder: Output of /timings paste
     validations:
-      required: false
+      required: true
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Expected behavior