diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php
index 0fff2bd03..a18022882 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class BackupEdit extends Component
     public bool $dumpAll = false;
 
     #[Validate(['required', 'int', 'min:60', 'max:36000'])]
-    public int $timeout = 3600;
+    public int|string $timeout = 3600;
 
     public function mount()
     {
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php
index bb5dcfc4d..d5c25916a 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@
             @endif
         </div>
         <div class="flex gap-2">
-            <x-forms.input label="Frequency" id="frequency" />
+            <x-forms.input label="Frequency" id="frequency" required />
             <x-forms.input label="Timezone" id="timezone" disabled
-                helper="The timezone of the server where the backup is scheduled to run (if not set, the instance timezone will be used)" />
-            <x-forms.input label="Timeout" id="timeout" helper="The timeout of the backup job in seconds." />
+                helper="The timezone of the server where the backup is scheduled to run (if not set, the instance timezone will be used)" required />
+            <x-forms.input label="Timeout" id="timeout" type="number" min="60" helper="The timeout of the backup job in seconds." required />
         </div>
 
         <h3 class="mt-6 mb-2 text-lg font-medium">Backup Retention Settings</h3>
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@
                 <div class="flex gap-2">
                     <x-forms.input label="Number of backups to keep" id="databaseBackupRetentionAmountLocally"
                         type="number" min="0"
-                        helper="Keeps only the specified number of most recent backups on the server. Set to 0 for unlimited backups." />
+                        helper="Keeps only the specified number of most recent backups on the server. Set to 0 for unlimited backups." required />
                     <x-forms.input label="Days to keep backups" id="databaseBackupRetentionDaysLocally" type="number"
                         min="0"
-                        helper="Automatically removes backups older than the specified number of days. Set to 0 for no time limit." />
+                        helper="Automatically removes backups older than the specified number of days. Set to 0 for no time limit." required />
                     <x-forms.input label="Maximum storage (GB)" id="databaseBackupRetentionMaxStorageLocally"
                         type="number" min="0"
-                        helper="When total size of all backups in the current backup job exceeds this limit in GB, the oldest backups will be removed. Decimal values are supported (e.g. 0.001 for 1MB). Set to 0 for unlimited storage." />
+                        helper="When total size of all backups in the current backup job exceeds this limit in GB, the oldest backups will be removed. Decimal values are supported (e.g. 0.001 for 1MB). Set to 0 for unlimited storage." required />
                 </div>
             </div>
 
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@
                     <div class="flex gap-2">
                         <x-forms.input label="Number of backups to keep" id="databaseBackupRetentionAmountS3"
                             type="number" min="0"
-                            helper="Keeps only the specified number of most recent backups on S3 storage. Set to 0 for unlimited backups." />
+                            helper="Keeps only the specified number of most recent backups on S3 storage. Set to 0 for unlimited backups." required />
                         <x-forms.input label="Days to keep backups" id="databaseBackupRetentionDaysS3" type="number"
                             min="0"
-                            helper="Automatically removes S3 backups older than the specified number of days. Set to 0 for no time limit." />
+                            helper="Automatically removes S3 backups older than the specified number of days. Set to 0 for no time limit." required />
                         <x-forms.input label="Maximum storage (GB)" id="databaseBackupRetentionMaxStorageS3"
                             type="number" min="0"
-                            helper="When total size of all backups in the current backup job exceeds this limit in GB, the oldest backups will be removed. Decimal values are supported (e.g. 0.5 for 500MB). Set to 0 for unlimited storage." />
+                            helper="When total size of all backups in the current backup job exceeds this limit in GB, the oldest backups will be removed. Decimal values are supported (e.g. 0.5 for 500MB). Set to 0 for unlimited storage." required />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             @endif