diff --git a/backend/controllers/CategoryController.php b/backend/controllers/CategoryController.php
index 6050f58..e124301 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/CategoryController.php
+++ b/backend/controllers/CategoryController.php
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
     {
         $model = new Category();
 
-        if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post())) {
-            $model->save();
+        if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post()) && $model->save()) {
             return is_null(Yii::$app->request->post('create_and_new')) ? $this->redirect(['view', 'id' => $model->category_id]) : $this->redirect(array_merge(['create'], Yii::$app->request->queryParams));
         } else {
             if (!empty(Yii::$app->request->queryParams['parent'])) {
diff --git a/common/modules/product/models/Brand.php b/common/modules/product/models/Brand.php
index 7c6bf04..1e0c7f4 100644
--- a/common/modules/product/models/Brand.php
+++ b/common/modules/product/models/Brand.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Brand extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
     public function rules()
     {
         return [
-            [['name'], 'required'],
+            [['name'], 'string'],
             [['brand_name_id'], 'integer'],
             [['meta_desc', 'seo_text'], 'string'],
             [['alias', 'name'], 'string', 'max' => 250],
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class Brand extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
     public function attributeLabels()
     {
         return [
+            'name' => Yii::t('product', 'Name of the brand'),
             'brand_id' => Yii::t('product', 'Brand ID'),
             'brand_name_id' => Yii::t('product', 'Brand Name ID'),
             'alias' => Yii::t('product', 'Alias'),
diff --git a/common/modules/product/models/Category.php b/common/modules/product/models/Category.php
index 8561331..e76dbe5 100644
--- a/common/modules/product/models/Category.php
+++ b/common/modules/product/models/Category.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Category extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
     public function rules()
     {
         return [
-            [['name'], 'required'],
+            [['name'], 'string'],
             [['parent_id', 'depth', 'category_name_id', 'product_unit_id'], 'integer'],
             [['path', 'meta_desc', 'seo_text'], 'string'],
             [['meta_title'], 'string', 'max' => 255],
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